TD16 (2145)
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Tropical Disturbance Sixteen | |
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Open wave | |
As of: | 0700 local time July 23, 2145 |
Location: | Unidentifiable centre |
Maximum winds: |
50 km/h (30 mph) (1-minute sustained) |
Pressure: | 1013 hPa |
Movement: | South at 20 km/h (13 mph) |
See final advisory below. Past advisories and discussions available here |
4516 TCWC HPCOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION SIXTEEN (4516) FINAL ADVISORY 004 LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERV HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE MSHPC WARNING SUB-BUREAU CYCLONESVILLE WT LIVERPOOL ENGLAND 7 AM PAX... LOCAL TIME... 9 AM HPT JUL 23 2145 THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT SENT TO CHECK THE DEPRESSION COULD NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF A CLOSED CIRCULATION CENTRE. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS ONLY WIDELY SCATTERED PUFFS OF DISORGANISED CONVECTION. THUS... THE DEPRESSION IS BEING DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL WAVE AND ADVISORIES ARE BEING DISCONTINUED. REGENERATION OF THE WAVE IS UNLIKELY DUE TO A HOSTILE ENVIRONMENT PROVIDED BY A TUTT TO THE NORTHWEST. COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES CERTAINLY WILL NOT HELP EITHER. THE INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE SHOULD BRING SHORT ORDER TO WHATEVER IS LEFT OF THE SYSTEM IN 12 HOURS OR SO. DESPITE NO LONGER HAVING A LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTRE... THE WAVE MAY GENERATE INTERMITTENT DISORGANISED CONVECTION ALONG THE WAVE AXIS UNTIL IT IS ABSORBED INTO THE ITCZ. WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS MAY OCCUR WITHIN CONVECTIVE CELLS. AT 9 AM HPT... THE TROPICAL WAVE WAS LOCATED OVER THE GREAT FOUNDER'S SEA. WINDS OF 50 KM/H... 30 MPH... ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE WAVE AXIS. THE WAVE IS MOVING TO THE SOUTH AT 20 KM/H... 13 MPH. REGENERATION IS NOT EXPECTED... AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BE ABSORBED BY THE ITCZ WITHIN 12 HOURS. OFFICIAL FORECAST INITIAL TIME IS 23/0900H... ALL TIMES HPT. INITIAL...DEGENERATED INTO OPEN WAVE WITH 25 KT WINDS REPEATING THE 9 AM HPT POSITION... DEGENERATED INTO A TROPICAL WAVE OVER THE GREAT FOUNDER'S SEA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 50 KM/H. MOVEMENT TO THE SOUTH AT NEAR 20 KM/H... 13 MPH. THIS IS THE FINAL ADVISORY FROM THE MSHPC ON THIS SYSTEM. FORECASTER STELIVA