MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN
/OCEAN/071800Z-081800ZMAR2009//
RMKS/
1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 2.8N 87.7E,
APPROXIMATELY 530 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF COLUMBO, SRI LANKA. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND A 071228Z QUIKSCAT IMAGE SHOWS A BROAD
REGION OF TURNING WITH POSSIBLY MULTIPLE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATIONS
CENTERS (LLCC) EVIDENT. RECENT INCREASES IN CONVECTION ALONG THE
PERIPHERY OF THE REGION ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW SIGNS OF WRAPPING
TOWARD THE LLCC. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE REGION IS UNDER
THE INFLUENCE OF MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR BUT HAS GOOD
POLEWARD OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA ARE FAVORABLE
FOR DEVELOPMENT AS WELL. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 1005 MB. BASED ON POOR ORGANIZATION OF THE LLCC AND
MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS POOR.
