Situado en este momento muy cerca de las remotas islas de Coco Island en pleno Océano Índico y que según el GFS y el Europeo , se dirigirá dirección la isla de Reunión (sin afectarla directamente) , con un desarrollo por el momento previsto bastante potente.
(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 7.1S 88.0E,
APPROXIMATELY 605 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE COCOS ISLANDS. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A BROAD LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DISORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION. A
241408Z SSMIS IMAGE DEPICTS WEAK CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING LOOSELY
INTO THE LLCC. A 240314Z ASCAT IMAGE AND SHIP OBSERVATIONS SHOW AN
ELONGATED LLCC WITH 10 KNOT WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND
15-22 KNOT WINDS OVER THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THE LLCC IS LOCATED
WITHIN A MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT CHARACTERIZED BY MODERATE TO STRONG
(20-30 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR BUT GOOD DIFFLUENCE.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1002 MB. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.
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