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TCAD5 WHCO 180930 CCA
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE ADVISORY 1...CORRECTED
HEARTLAND HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN
9 AM HPT JUNE 18 2146... 7 AM PAX TIME

...CORRECTED FORECASTER NAME...

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS JUST OFF THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF INEPTIA...

WE HAD ENOUGH INFORMATION AT 3 AM FROM THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT TO
POSSIBLY JUSTIFY DECLARING THE FORMATION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE FIVE...BUT
WITH A LACK OF SCATT AND SATELLITE DATA...CHOSE NOT TO DO SO. THE FOLLOWING
SCATTEROMETER PASS...AT ABOUT FIVE HOURS AGO...SHOWED A CLOSED CIRCULATION
WITH SOME RAIN-MARRED 40 KNOT VECTORS. RECENT MORNING VISIBLE SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS QUITE A WELL-FORMED TROPICAL CYCLONE...WELL-FORMED FOR BEING
THIS CLOSE TO LAND...JUST 130 KM SOUTH OF THE INEPTIAN COAST. DUE TO ITS
PROXIMITY TO LAND...HAVE CONSERVATIVELY GONE FOR AN INITIAL WARNING STRENGTH
OF JUST 30 KNOTS...MAKING THIS TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE. IT HAS BEEN MOVING
SLOWLY WESTWARD THE PAST DAY OR SO...INITIAL MOVEMENT IS AT BEST 280/02.

AT 9 AM...THE INEPTIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR
THE LA PLAGE PROVINCE COAST WEST OF ST. DENIS...AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
FOR THE CÔTE D'ARGENT COAST EAST OF BERLITZ.

INTERESTS ELSEWHERE IN SOUTHWESTERN INEPTIA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF
THIS SYSTEM.

REFER TO PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE FOR MORE INFORMATION...
INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

AT 9 AM HPT...THE CENTRE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS ESTIMATED TO BE
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 5.3 NORTH LONGITUDE 6.1 EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 240 KM...
150 MILES...WEST OF ST. DENIS INEPTIA.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS MOVING WESTWARDS SLOWLY...WITH A SLIGHT NORTHWEST-
WARD TURN EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTRE OF THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL PARALLEL THE INEPTIAN COAST THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 55 KM/H...35 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION FIVE IS QUITE NEAR TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH...AND COULD
BECOME A TROPICAL STORM AT ANY TIME.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 1001 HPA...29.56 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

AREAS NEAR THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF INEPTIA WILL GET 2 TO 3 INCHES OF
RAIN IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. NEAR THE COAST...MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING
IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

THE FORECAST TRACK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE EXPERIMENTAL HDCW CONEX. THE MAIN
MODELS ALL AGREE ON A TRACK PARALLELING THE INEPTIAN COAST THROUGH 36 OR
48 HOURS...WITH ALMOST NO DEVIATIONS. ONE OR TWO OF THE MORE MINOR MODELS
ARE SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE CONEX AND TAKE A MORE WESTWARD/WEST-NORTHWESTWARD
TRACK THROUGH THE FIRST 72 HOURS...LEADING TO A 72 HOUR POINT NEAR 7N/1E...
WHICH IS PROBABLY TOO FAR SOUTH. THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK ALONG THE WEAKNESS
OF THE RIDGE WHICH IS FORECAST TO SET IN JUST AFTER 48 HOURS...LEADING TO
A MORE NORTHWARD TURN. FOR NOW...IT APPEARS TO BE SAFE TO RULE CARITAS OUT
OF ANY POSSIBLE HIT FROM THE EAST.

DESPITE THE CYCLONE BEING RATHER CLOSE TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AT THIS
TIME...THE FORECAST DOES NOT ANTICIPATE MUCH STRENGTHENING. THE INTENSITY
MODELS ALL AGREE THAT COOLER-THAN-AVERAGE SEA-SURFACE TEMPERATURES...AND
MODERATE TO HIGH WIND SHEAR OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS...WILL INHIBIT MOST CHANCES
OF INTENSIFICATION THROUGH THE FIRST 36 HOURS OR SO. THE SHEAR IS FORECAST
TO LESSEN WEST OF 3 DEG E AND NORTH OF 7 DEG N...SO STRENGTHENING IS
PREDICTED ONCE THE SYSTEM CROSSES THE HIGH-SHEAR AREA. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
THE FORECAST OF 40 KNOTS IN THE HIGH-SHEAR ZONE MAY BE A BIT HIGH. IN THE
LATER TERM...SSTS WARM SLIGHTLY NEAR 10 DEG N...ALLOWING FOR A HIGHER
POSSIBILITY OF STRENGTHENING...AND SO A HURRICANE IS FORECAST AT THE 96
HOUR POINT...WELL AWAY FROM LAND.

OFFICIAL FORECAST...ALL TIMES HPT
INITIAL TIME...18/0900H
 INITIAL... 05.3 N 06.1 E... 30 KT 
18/2100H... 05.5 N 05.4 E... 35 KT 
19/0900H... 06.0 N 04.5 E... 35 KT 
19/2100H... 06.5 N 03.5 E... 35 KT 
20/0900H... 07.2 N 02.3 E... 45 KT 
21/0900H... 09.3 N 00.2 E... 55 KT 
22/0900H... 12.3 N 00.8 W... 65 KT

REPEATING THE 9 AM POSITION... NEAR 5.3 NORTH 6.1 EAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
NEAR 55 KM/H. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1001 HPA. SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST SLOWLY.

THERE WILL BE AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY ISSUED BY 1225 HPT...WITH THE NEXT FULL
ADVISORY BY 1535 HPT.

FORECASTER CALTS

TCTW05 FOLN 180925
TROPICAL CYCLONE TEXT WARNING
LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERVICE HEADQUARTERS FOLENISA
ISSUED 9:25 AM HPT JUNE 18 2146
ACTIVE TIME:        0900H JUNE 18 2146
WARNING CENTRE:     FOLENISA
TROPICAL CYCLONE:   TD FIVE
WARNING NR:         1
POSITION:           5.3N 6.1E
ACCURACY:           30NM
MOVEMENT:           W SLOWLY
CENT PRES:          1001HPA
MAX WIND:           30KT
MAX GUST:           40KT
FCST 12HR PSTN:     5.5N 5.4E
FCST 12HR WINDS:    35KT G45KT
NEXT WARNING AT:    1500H JUNE 18 2146=