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CX on 8/13/2009, 4:10 pm
Copied from a post out of Dr. Master's blog:
WTNT02 KNGU 131900 SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT 131900Z AUG 09// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 100 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11.7N 23.3W TO 12.9N 30.1W WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT IM- AGERY AT 131800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 11.7N 23.3W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 8 TO 13 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: A. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE RANGING FROM 24 TO 27 DEGREES CELSIUS ACROSS THE TROPICAL ATLANTIC. UPPER LEVEL WINDS OVER THE SYSTEM ARE EASTERLY 20 TO 25 KTS. HOWEVER WINDS ARE DECREASING WEST OF THE WAVE. AS THE WAVE CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE WEST, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS BECOME MORE CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 141900Z.// |
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