• Indian-S: TC Alicia W1

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Friday, November 13, 2020 17:22:00
    WTXS31 PGTW 132100
    MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
    SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 01S (ALICIA) WARNING NR 001//
    REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PERAL HARBOR HI/130921ZNOV2020//
    AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.//
    RMKS/
    1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 01S (ALICIA) WARNING NR 001
    01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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    WARNING POSITION:
    131800Z --- NEAR 6.5S 81.5E
    MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 13 KTS
    POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
    POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
    PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    REPEAT POSIT: 6.5S 81.5E
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    FORECASTS:
    12 HRS, VALID AT:
    140600Z --- 8.1S 79.4E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 14 KTS
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    24 HRS, VALID AT:
    141800Z --- 10.0S 77.3E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 14 KTS
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    36 HRS, VALID AT:
    150600Z --- 12.3S 75.5E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 12 KTS
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    EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
    48 HRS, VALID AT:
    151800Z --- 14.4S 74.5E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 07 KTS
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    72 HRS, VALID AT:
    161800Z --- 17.2S 73.5E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 05 KTS
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    LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
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    96 HRS, VALID AT:
    171800Z --- 19.2S 72.9E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 07 KTS
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    120 HRS, VALID AT:
    181800Z --- 21.6S 71.7E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
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    REMARKS:
    132100Z POSITION NEAR 6.9S 81.0E.
    13NOV20. TROPICAL CYCLONE 01S (ALICIA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 537
    NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 13
    KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR)
    SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS DISORGANIZED, DEEP CONVECTION WRAPPING
    INTO AN OBSCURED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE SYSTEM
    HAS STRUGGLED TO CONSOLIDATE OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS, HOWEVER THE
    CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE IN THE EIR LOOP HAS BEGUN TO IMPROVE. THE
    INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY IS SET WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE
    BASED ON THE ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH ASSOCIATED 35 KT
    WINDS IN A 131510Z METOP-A IMAGE AND ON MULTI-AGENCY DVORAK CURRENT
    INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T2.0 (30 KTS, PGTW) AND T2.5 (35 KTS, FMEE).
    TC ALICIA IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW (10-15KTS)
    VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), WARM (29-30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE
    TEMPERATURES (SST) AND SUFFICIENT OCEAN HEAT CONTENT (OHC) (>20
    KILOJOULES PER SQUARE CENTIMETER). UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS FURTHER
    INDICATES STRONG DUAL CHANNEL OUTFLOW AND A POINT SOURCE TO THE EAST
    OF THE SYSTEM. TC 01S IS TRACKING ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A
    SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTHEAST. UNDER THE
    INFLUENCE OF THIS STEERING RIDGE, TC ALICIA WILL TRACK GENERALLY
    SOUTHWEST THROUGH TAU 48 AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO A PEAK INTENSITY
    OF 70 KTS BY THIS TIME DUE TO CONTINUED FAVORABLE VWS, SST AND UPPER
    LEVEL SUPPORT. AFTER THIS TIME, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO APPROACH THE
    RIDGE AXIS AND SHIFT TO A GENERALLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK.
    ADDITIONALLY, MODERATE (15-20 KTS) VWS AND COOLING SST WILL LEAD TO
    A GRADUAL WEAKENING OF THE SYSTEM TO 65 KTS BY TAU 72 AND 55 KTS BY
    TAU 96. AFTER TAU 96, VWS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WHILE SST WILL
    BECOME COOL (< 26 CELSIUS) AND UNFAVORABLE. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
    LEAD TO FURTHER WEAKENING THROUGH TAU 120 WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
    WIND SPEED FALLING TO 35 KTS BY THIS TIME. NUMERICAL MODEL TRACK
    GUIDANCE IS INITIALLY IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 72 WITH A
    MAXIMUM SPREAD IN ACROSS TRACK SOLUTIONS OF 130 NM AT THIS TIME.
    THIS SPREAD INCREASES AS TRACK GUIDANCE BIFURCATES WITH ACROSS TRACK
    SPREAD IN MODEL SOLUTIONS INCREASING TO 472 NM BY TAU 120. MAXIMUM
    SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 131800Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT
    140900Z AND 142100Z.
    2. THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES REF A (WTXS21 PGTW 130930).//
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