La marina eleva oficialmente a Tormenta Tropical 02B.
291500Z POSITION NEAR 9.0N 81.7E.
TROPICAL CYCLONE 02B (TWO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 165 NM NORTHEAST OF
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST
SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS FORMATIVE
BANDING HAVE WRAPPED TIGHTER INTO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
(LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTION CONCENTRATED ALONG THE NORTHERN FEEDER
BAND. THE INITIAL POSITION WAS BASED ON THE ABOVE ANIMATION AND FROM
A 291234Z SSMI-S MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWING A PARTLY EXPOSED LLCC. THE
INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW
AND KNES OF
35 KNOTS.
02BTWO.35kts-996mb-88N-820ETambién comentan que su centro esta parcialmente expuesto.
A 291234Z SSMI-S MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWING A PARTLY EXPOSED LLCC.