• Pacific: TS Dujuan R14

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Sat Feb 20 12:43:00 2021
    WTPQ30 RJTD 200600
    RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING
    REASONING NO.14 FOR TS 2101 DUJUAN (2101)
    1.GENERAL COMMENTS
    TS DUJUAN IS LOCATED AT 7.4N, 129.9E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT
    POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS.
    POSITIONAL ACCURACY IS POOR BECAUSE THE CSC IS OBSCURE. CENTRAL
    PRESSURE IS 998HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 40KNOTS. THE
    SYSTEM IS IN A NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE
    INFLUENCE OF HIGH SSTS, GOOD UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW AND STRONG VWS.
    THIS HAS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY OVER THE LAST
    SIX HOURS. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK
    INTENSITY ANALYSES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS.
    2.SYNOPTIC SITUATION
    THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN
    PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE
    SEPARATION OF ACTIVE CONVECTIVE CLOUD CLUSTERS FROM THE CSC.
    3.TRACK FORECAST
    THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A
    MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH UNTIL FT72. THE TRACK FORECAST IS
    BASED ON GSM PREDICTIONS, AND REFERENCE TO OTHER NWP MODELS. TRACK
    FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR UNTIL FT48 BUT LOW THEREAFTER DUE TO
    SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES AMONG NWP MODEL OUTPUTS.
    4.INTENSITY FORECAST
    THE SYSTEM WILL MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY UNTIL FT24 DUE TO THE
    INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION WITH HIGH SSTS AND GOOD UPPER LEVEL
    OUTFLOW. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN WEAKEN UNTIL FT72 DUE TO THE
    INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION WITH LAND AND DRY AIR. THE SYSTEM WILL
    WEAKEN TO TD INTENSITY BY FT72. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS BASED ON
    A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DATA INCLUDING GSM.
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