SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE/SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN: WARNING 6/FINAL ISSUED AT 09/09UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE 02S (TERATAI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 525 KM SOUTHWEST OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 13 KM/H OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. A SIX-HOUR ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS A WEAKENED CENTRAL CONVECTION THAT HAS BECOME MORE OFFSET FROM A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE MSI LOOP. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 30KTS, EXTRAPOLATED FROM A 090242Z ASCAT PASS SHOWING MAXIMUM WIND BARBS OF 20KTS WITHIN THE TRAILING SEMI-CIRCLE, IS HELD HIGHER THAN THE PGTW DVORAK ESTIMATE OF T1.5/25KTS. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE CYCLONE HAS DRIFTED INTO COOLER (26C) SST AND STRONG (25KT+) RELATIVE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AS THE UPPER LEVEL WINDS HAVE BECOME CROSS-PHASED WITH THE STORM MOTION. TC 02S HAS WEAKENED TO BELOW THE JTWC WARNING THRESHOLD AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO RECOVER. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI.
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SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE/SOUTH PACIFIC: INVEST 93P UP-GRADED TO MEDIUM AT 09/06UTC.
THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 93P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 9.7S 156.2E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 10.4S 155.0E, APPROXIMATELY 865 KM EAST OF PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA. ANIMATED ENHANCED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) AND A 090312Z AMSR2 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT DISORGANIZED FLARING CONVECTION WRAPPING INTO A BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS THAT THE CIRCULATION IS IN AN AREA OF MARGINALLY FAVORABLE DEVELOPMENT DEFINED BY WARM SST (30-31C) AND LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE OUTFLOW IS NOTABLE WITH ENHANCED POLEWARD OUTFLOW FEEDING INTO THE JET TO THE SOUTH. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1007 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.
GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS.
WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC/PHILIPPINE SEA: INVEST 95W. ADDED TO THE JTWC MAP AT 09/06UTC.
AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 4.6N 142.4E, APPROXIMATELY 650 KM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PALAU. ANIMATED ENHANCED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) FLARING CONVECTION WRAPPING INTO A BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS THAT THE CIRCULATION IS IN AN AREA OF MARGINALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS DEFINED BY FAIR POLEWARD OUTFLOW, LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, OFFSET BY WARM SST (30-31C). GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 95W WILL TRACK WESTWARD AND DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS HOWEVER, THE MODELS DISAGREE ON THE TIME 95W WILL REACH TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTH WITH GFS PRESENTING THE MOST AGRESSIVE FORECAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1010 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.
THE MODELS DISAGREE ON THE TIME 95W WILL REACH TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTH WITH GFS PRESENTING THE MOST AGRESSIVE FORECAST.