WPAC: Tropical Depression (INVEST 93W)

[Alyono]

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/

we have a stationary TD over the open NW Pacific near 28.5N and 185E

Let me guess, JT not even mentioning this?

[euro6208]

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/

we have a stationary TD over the open NW Pacific near 28.5N and 185E

Let me guess, JT not even mentioning this?

Yup...No invest designated and of course no Dvorak and ODT numbers...What's a Minor Depression?

How about the unnamed tropical storm last month? Official JMA (10 min) Koba Scale? JT mentioned this...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=116660

[jaguarjace]

No floater yet. Closeup put together by me.

[xtyphooncyclonex]

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/g3/

we have a stationary TD over the open NW Pacific near 28.5N and 185E

Let me guess, JT not even mentioning this?

Yup...No invest designated and of course no Dvorak and ODT numbers...What's a Minor Depression?

How about the unnamed tropical storm last month? Official JMA (10 min) Koba Scale? JT mentioned this...

http://www.storm2k.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?f=54&t=116660

So what? It's quite annoying already that you have biases towards JTWC tho.

[tolakram]

The official agency for this region is JMA, correct?

[Alyono]

yes, JMA is offiical. JTWC is no more official than a twitter forecast

[supercane4867]

This looks more like a extratropical disturbance to me. NOAA surface chart also has it as a frontal low.

98W from last month was definitely a tropical storm. JMA tends to ignore systems that actually deserve classification but instead naming a bunch of ex/sub-tropical junk throughout recent years

[euro6208]

No invest yet lol.

[euro6208]

The official agency for this region is JMA, correct?

Yup JMA (10 min) it is but for some reason everyone loves to quote JT

[euro6208]

Frontal Low...

[Alyono]

it appears to be merging with a front now, but this was clearly a TD yesterday

[euro6208]

Looks like it's now tagged as an invest...93W...

THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 24.6N
154.8E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 24.7N 154.3E, APPROXIMATELY 705 NM EAST
OF IWO TO. ANIMATED MSI DEPICTS FLARING DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED
WITH A DEFINED LLCC. A 060310Z NOAA-19 MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS WEAK
AND SHALLOW CONVECTIVE BANDING BROADLY WRAPPING TOWARDS THE LLCC. AN
OLDER 052355Z ASCAT PASS SHOWS A WEAK 05 TO 10 KNOT CIRCULATION WITH
STRONGER 25 TO 30 KNOT WINDS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. UPPER-
LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE DISTURBANCE IS LOCATED IN A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT OF LOW TO MODERATE (05 TO 15 KNOT) VWS OFFSET BY GOOD
OUTFLOW. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15
KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB.
THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS LOW.