JTWC IS ISSUING 12HOURLY WARNINGS ON TC 08S(BATSIRAI). 3HOURLY SATELLITE BULLETINS ARE ISSUED ON TC 08S, INVEST 90S AND TC 09P.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE/SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN: TC 08S(BATSIRAI). WARNING 17 ISSUED AT 04/03UTC.
FORECAST REASONING. SIGNIFICANT FORECAST CHANGES: THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS WARNING. FORECAST DISCUSSION: TC 08S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWEST UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND THE CENTER OF THE CIRCULATION WILL MAKE LANDFALL OVER CENTRAL MADAGASCAR SHORTLY AFTER 36H. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE ISLAND AND ENTER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL JUST BEFORE 72H. AFTERWARD, IT WILL ROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND BEGIN TO TRACK SOUTHWARD. TC 08S IS EXPECTED TO SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY TO 110 KTS/CAT 3 US AROUND 12H AS THE EYEWALL CONTINUES TO CONSTRICT AND THEN DECREASE TO 100 KTS/CAT 3 US AT 36H AS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE WIND FIELD BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH LAND. THE SYSTEM WILL DECREASE TO 45 KTS AS IT CROSSES OVER LAND AND THEN REINTENSIFY IN THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, REACHING 55 KTS BY 96H.
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CIMSS ANALYSIS: FAVOURABLE OVER 24H.
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SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION: ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN INTENSE SYSTEM WITH A BROAD, RAGGED EYE FEATURE. A 040011Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE REVEALS THAT THE OUTER EYEWALL FROM THE EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE HAS STARTED TO CONSTRICT AS THE MICROWAVE EYE IS 75 KM IN DIAMETER COMPARED TO SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER WHEN IT WAS 95 KM IN A 032128Z AMSR2 89GHZ IMAGE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE RAGGED EYE FEATURE IN EIR. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 105KTS/CAT 3 US IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY AND AUTOMATED DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES.
04/0012UTC.
040011Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE REVEALS THAT THE OUTER EYEWALL FROM THE EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE HAS STARTED TO CONSTRICT AS THE MICROWAVE EYE IS 40 NM IN DIAMETER COMPARED TO SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER WHEN IT WAS 50 NM IN A 032128Z AMSR2 89GHZ IMAGE.
04/0106UTC. DMSP ENHANCED IR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN TIGHT AGREEMENT IN REGARDS TO THE TRACK FORECAST WITH A 95 KM CROSS-TRACK SPREAD AT 72H AND THEN GRADUALLY SPREADING OUT AFTERWARDS AS THE SYSTEM TURNS SOUTH. INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH ALL MODELS SHOWING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN INTENSITY OR MAINTAINING CURRENT INTENSITY JUST BEFORE LANDFALL AND THEN MAINTAINING AROUND 45-50KTS IN INTENSITY IN THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST. THE EXCEPTION IS GFS, WHICH MAKES LANDFALL AT A LOWER INTENSITY OF 80 KTS.
HWRF AT 03/18UTC: 112KNOTS AT +24H.
03/18UTC. ECMWF ENSEMBLE.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE/SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN: INVEST 90S. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT ISSUED AT 04/03UTC.
THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 90S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 16.5S 83.6E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 17.2S 83.6E, APPROXIMATELY 1615 KM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DEEP FLARING CONVECTION PARTIALLY OBSCURING AN ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). RECENT SCATTEROMETRY DATA REVEALS WINDS OF UP TO 30 KNOTS OFFSET TO THE SOUTH OF THE LLC. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT DEFINED BY; ROBUST OUTFLOW ALOFT, LOW TO MODERATE (15- 20KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND WARM (28-29C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 90S WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS EQUATORWARD BEFORE TURNING TO A MORE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AROUND 36H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO HIGH.
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GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 90S WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS EQUATORWARD BEFORE TURNING TO A MORE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AROUND TAU 36.
03/18UTC. ECMWF ENSEMBLE.
SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE/SOUTH PACIFIC: TC 09P. WARNING 13/FINAL ISSUED AT 03/21UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE 09P (NINE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 650 KM NORTHWEST OF NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, HAS TRACKED EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 09P REMAINS IN A MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT AND IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO FURTHER INTENSIFY. THE CURRENT INITIAL INTENSITY OF 20 KTS IS BASED OFF A 1450Z AMSR2 WIND SPEED PRODUCT SHOWING 18-20 KT WINDS JUST NORTH OF THE ASSESSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SOUTHWESTWARD. DESPITE THE FINAL WARNING OF 09P, THERE REMAINS POTENTIAL FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE ACTIVITY IN THE CORAL SEA WITHIN THE NEXT 96 HOURS. THE 12Z MODEL RUN OF GFS IS CURRENTLY SHOWING TWO CYCLONES FORMING AROUND 84H: ONE BETWEEN VANUATU AND NEW CALEDONIA AND ANOTHER TO THE EAST, JUST SOUTH OF FIJI, WHICH COULD POSSIBLY BE THE REMNANTS OF 09P. AROUND 102H, GFS DEPICTS THE EASTERN CYCLONE PASSING ROUGHLY 550KM WEST OF TONGA. CURRENT MODEL RUNS OF EC AND NVGM ONLY DEPICT DEVELOPMENT OF THE WESTERN CYCLONE NEAR VANUATU AND NEW CALEDONIA. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.
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