TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD06F [996HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5S 179.0W AT
280600 UTC. TD06F SLOW MOVING. POSITION POOR BASED ON HIMAWARI-8 IR
IMAGERY AND PERIPHERY SURFACE REPORTS.
THE SYSTEM LIES IN A SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH LLCC EXPOSED TO THE
WEST OF THE DEEP CONVECTION. THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED UNDER STRONG
WESTERLY WIND FLOW ALOFT AND BETWEEN AN UPPER RIDGE TO THE NORTH AND
AN UPPER CUT-OFF LOW TO THE SOUTH. SST IS AROUND 29 DEGREE CELSIUS.
GLOBAL MODELS ARE MOVING THE SYSTEM SOUTHEAST WITH FURTHER DEEPENING,
HOWEVER SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN A STRONG SHEARED ENVIRONMENT.
POTENTIAL FOR THIS SYSTEM TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS IS LOW.