** WTIN20 DEMS 300615 *** TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK ------------------------ DEMS-RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI 30-01-2006 (.) TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THE BAY OF BENGAL AND THE ARABIAN SEA) VALID FOR NEXT 24 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600 UTC (.) CONNECTIVE CLOUDS ARE SEEN OVER PARTS OF SOUTHWEST BAY OF BENGAL, COMORIN AND MALDIVES SOUTH WESTERLIES PREVAIL OVER THE INDIAN REGION(.) ** WTIO30 FMEE 300616 *** RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER : 25/8/20052006 1.A ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 8 (EX-BOLOETSE) 2.A POSITION 2006/01/30 AT 0600 UTC : WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.5S / 43.4E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : 1.5/1.5 / 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE : 1005 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 20 KT 6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM): 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1008 HPA / 400 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: MEDIUM 1.B FORECASTS: 12H: 2006/01/30 18 UTC: 18.7S/42.0E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H: 2006/01/31 06 UTC: 19.1S/40.9E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 36H: 2006/01/31 18 UTC: 19.6S/39.4E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 48H: 2006/02/01 06 UTC: 20.2S/38.3E, MAX WIND=030KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 60H: 2006/02/01 18 UTC: 20.5S/36.8E, MAX WIND=030KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 72H: 2006/02/02 06 UTC: 21.1S/36.2E, MAX WIND=035KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM . 2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS: T=CI=1.5 RECENT INDOEX AND MICRO-WAVE SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THAT THE LLC SEEMS TO BE OVERSEA AGAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT (OVERSEA'S OUTSIDE LIKELY NORTH OF MORONDAVA). DUE TO ITS CROOSING OVER MADAGASCAR, LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS BAD DEFINED NOW SO THERE IS NO CLEAR EVIDENCE ABOUT ITS ESTIMATED AND APPROXIMATIVE POSITION. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WEAKENED OVER MADAGASCAR AND CONCERNS ONLY BESALAMPY-MAHAJONGA AREA BUT KEEPS ON OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL (JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND IS CONCERNED ABOUT ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY). AVAILABLE NWP MODELS AGREE TO TRACK THE SYSTEM GLOBALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL AND TO ORGANIZE A LLCC. THIS CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO A FAVOURABLE MONSOON FLOW, OVER 28/29 DEGREES SST, WITH A GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE, BUT FIRSTLY, A WESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR S HOULD LIMIT THE RISK OF A RAPID INTENSIFICATION ; FEW MODELS DEEPEN THIS LOW SIGNIFICANTLY AT MEDIUM OR LONG RANGE.= ** WTIO30 FMEE 300616 *** RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER : 25/8/20052006 1.A ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 8 (EX-BOLOETSE) 2.A POSITION 2006/01/30 AT 0600 UTC : WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.5S / 43.4E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : 1.5/1.5 / 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE : 1005 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 20 KT 6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM): 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1008 HPA / 400 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: MEDIUM 1.B FORECASTS: 12H: 2006/01/30 18 UTC: 18.7S/42.0E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H: 2006/01/31 06 UTC: 19.1S/40.9E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 36H: 2006/01/31 18 UTC: 19.6S/39.4E, MAX WIND=025KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 48H: 2006/02/01 06 UTC: 20.2S/38.3E, MAX WIND=030KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 60H: 2006/02/01 18 UTC: 20.5S/36.8E, MAX WIND=030KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 72H: 2006/02/02 06 UTC: 21.1S/36.2E, MAX WIND=035KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM .. 2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS: T=CI=1.5 RECENT INDOEX AND MICRO-WAVE SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THAT THE LLC SEEMS TO BE OVERSEA AGAIN SINCE LAST NIGHT (OVERSEA'S OUTSIDE LIKELY NORTH OF MORONDAVA). DUE TO ITS CROOSING OVER MADAGASCAR, LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS BAD DEFINED NOW SO THERE IS NO CLEAR EVIDENCE ABOUT ITS ESTIMATED AND APPROXIMATIVE POSITION. CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY WEAKENED OVER MADAGASCAR AND CONCERNS ONLY BESALAMPY-MAHAJONGA AREA BUT KEEPS ON OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL (JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND IS CONCERNED ABOUT ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY). AVAILABLE NWP MODELS AGREE TO TRACK THE SYSTEM GLOBALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL AND TO ORGANIZE A LLCC. THIS CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO A FAVOURABLE MONSOON FLOW, OVER 28/29 DEGREES SST, WITH A GOOD UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE, BUT FIRSTLY, A WESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR S HOULD LIMIT THE RISK OF A RAPID INTENSIFICATION ; FEW MODELS DEEPEN THIS LOW SIGNIFICANTLY AT MEDIUM OR LONG RANGE. . ** WTPS11 NFFN 300600 *** Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A2 issued from RSMC NADI Jan 30/0801 UTC 2006 UTC. Tropical Cyclone JIM [955hPa] centre was located near 17.7 South 161.4 East at 300600 UTC. Position poor based on HR MTSAT EIR imagery with animation. Cyclone moving southeast at about 15 knots. Maximum 10-minute average winds near the centre estimated at about 80 knots, winds over 47 knots within 60 miles of centre and over 33 knots within 130 miles of the centre. Cloud tops have warmed in the last 6 hours - warm white spot indicating Jim's LLCC at 300000 UTC has disappeared since. Cyclone lies under a 250 hPa northwest steering flow sandwiched between the subtropical ridge to the north and a large midlatitude baroclinic low near Norfolk island. CIMMS indicates environmental shear of 10 knots over Jim. Dvorak analysis based on embedded centre with a surrounding CMG shade giving a T5.0. PT=4.5 and MET =5.0. FT based on DT yielding T5.0/5.0/D1.0/24hrs. Outflow remains good to the south and southeast. Interaction with the New Caledonia landmass and cooler SSTs south of New Caledonia anticipated to restrict further development. Global models generally agree on a southeast track with little change in intensity. FORECAST: 12hrs valid at 301800 UTC near 19.5S 164.1E mov SE at 15kt with 80kt close to the centre 24hrs valid at 310600 UTC near 21.4S 166.4E mov SE at 15kt with 85kt close to the centre OUTLOOK: 36hrs valid at 311800 UTC near 22.8S 167.4E mov SE at 10kt with 75kt close to the centre 48hrs valid at 010600 UTC near 23.4S 167.8E mov SSE at 10kt with 65kt close to the centre The next Tropical Disturbance Advisory on Tropical Cyclone JIM will be issued around 301400 UTC. ** WTPS11 NFFN 300600 *** Tropical Disturbance Advisory Number A2 issued from RSMC NADI Jan 30/0801 UTC 2006 UTC. Tropical Cyclone JIM [955hPa] centre was located near 17.7 South 161.4 East at 300600 UTC. Position poor based on HR MTSAT EIR imagery with animation. Cyclone moving southeast at about 15 knots. Maximum 10-minute average winds near the centre estimated at about 80 knots, winds over 47 knots within 60 miles of centre and over 33 knots within 130 miles of the centre. Cloud tops have warmed in the last 6 hours - warm white spot indicating Jim's LLCC at 300000 UTC has disappeared since. Cyclone lies under a 250 hPa northwest steering flow sandwiched between the subtropical ridge to the north and a large midlatitude baroclinic low near Norfolk island. CIMMS indicates environmental shear of 10 knots over Jim. Dvorak analysis based on embedded centre with a surrounding CMG shade giving a T5.0. PT=4.5 and MET =5.0. FT based on DT yielding T5.0/5.0/D1.0/24hrs. Outflow remains good to the south and southeast. Interaction with the New Caledonia landmass and cooler SSTs south of New Caledonia anticipated to restrict further development. Global models generally agree on a southeast track with little change in intensity. FORECAST: 12hrs valid at 301800 UTC near 19.5S 164.1E mov SE at 15kt with 80kt close to the centre 24hrs valid at 310600 UTC near 21.4S 166.4E mov SE at 15kt with 85kt close to the centre OUTLOOK: 36hrs valid at 311800 UTC near 22.8S 167.4E mov SE at 10kt with 75kt close to the centre 48hrs valid at 010600 UTC near 23.4S 167.8E mov SSE at 10kt with 65kt close to the centre The next Tropical Disturbance Advisory on Tropical Cyclone JIM will be issued around 301400 UTC. ** WTPS11 NFFN 300600 *** PART 02 5.0. FT BASED ON DT YIELDING T5.0/5.0/D1.0/24HRS. OUTFLOW REMAINS GOOD TO THE SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST. INTERACTION WITH THE NEW CALEDONIA LANDMASS AND COOLER SSTS SOUTH OF NEW CALEDONIA ANTICIPATED TO RESTRICT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. GLOBAL MODELS GENERALLY AGREE ON A SOUTHEAST TRACK WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY. FORECAST: 12HRS VALID AT 301800 UTC NEAR 19.5S 164.1E MOV SE AT 15KT WITH 80KT CLOSE TO THE CENTRE 24HRS VALID AT 310600 UTC NEAR 21.4S 166.4E MOV SE AT 15KT WITH 85KT CLOSE TO THE CENTRE OUTLOOK: 36HRS VALID AT 311800 UTC NEAR 22.8S 167.4E MOV SE AT 10KT WITH 75KT CLOSE TO THE CENTRE 48HRS VALID AT 010600 UTC NEAR 23.4S 167.8E MOV SSE AT 10KT WITH 65KT CLOSE TO THE CENTRE THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE JIM WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 301400 UTC. END PART 02 OF 02 ** WTPS11 NFFN 300600 *** PART 01 TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A2 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI JAN 30/0801 UTC 2006 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE JIM [955HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.7 SOUTH 161.4 EAST AT 300600 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR MTSAT EIR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 80 KNOTS, WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 MILES OF CENTRE AND OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 130 MILES OF THE CENTRE. CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMED IN THE LAST 6 HOURS - WARM WHITE SPOT INDICATING JIM'S LLCC AT 300000 UTC HAS DISAPPEARED SINCE. CYCLONE LIES UNDER A 250 HPA NORTHWEST STEERING FLOW SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH AND A LARGE MIDLATITUDE BAROCLINIC LOW NEAR NORFOLK ISLAND. CIMMS INDICATES ENVIRONMENTAL SHEAR OF 10 KNOTS OVER JIM. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON EMBEDDED CENTRE WITH A SURROUNDING CMG SHADE GIVING A T5.0. PT=4.5 AND MET = END PART 01