TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A9 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Nov 28/0232 UTC 2010 UTC.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD01F CENTRE 1000HPA RE-LOCATED NEAR 17.7S 173.6E
AT 280000 UTC MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. POSITION POOR
BASED ON MTSAT IR/VIS IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS. SST AROUND 29 DEGREE CELSIUS.
CONVECTION COOLED ABOUT LLCC PAST 12 HOURS. OVERALL ORGANISATION
SLIGHTLY INCREASED PAST 6 HOURS. DEPRESSION 01F LIES TO THE SOUTHWEST
OF AN UPPER OUTFLOW CENTRE UNDER DIFFLUENT FLOW. CIMSS INDICATES
DECREASING SHEAR ALONG PROJECTED PATH. SYSTEM IS BEING STEERED
EAST-SOUTHEAST BY DEEP LAYER MEAN NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. DRY AIR EVIDENT
ON WATER VAPOUR CHANNEL JUST TO WEST.
MOST GLOBAL MODELS HAVE PICKED UP THE SYSTEM AND ARE MOVING IT
EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS WITH SOME INTENSIFICATION.
POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS IS MODERATE TO HIGH.
THE NEXT ADVISORY ON THIS TROPICAL DEPRESSION WILL BE ISSUED AT OR
AROUND 280830 UTC.
