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JTWC將評級提升至Medium
(2) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 90S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 9.5S 103.3E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 10.8S 102.9E, APPROXIMATELY 168
NM WEST OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY AND A 030949Z SSMIS F-16 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT
FRAGMENTED DEEP CONVECTION IN POTENTIAL BANDING FEATURES WRAPPING
AROUND A SLIGHTLY ELONGATED, FULLY OBSCURED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
(LLC). A 030306Z METOP-C ASCAT PASS REVEALS A SYMMETRIC, WEAK LLC
SURROUNDED BY 5 TO 15 KNOTS OF WIND. 90S IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT WITH WARM (30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND
EXCELLENT POLEWARD OUTFLOW BEING SLIGHTLY OFFSET BY MODERATE (15 TO
20 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
THAT 90S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK GENERALLY SOUTHEASTWARD, REMAINING
ELONGATED WHILE INTENSIFYING, POTENTIALLY REACHING WARNING THRESHOLD
IN 2 TO 4 DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20
TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.
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