Subject: Indian-S: Subj/significant Tropical Weather Advisory For The

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 12:41:51 -0500

TROPICAL WEATHER INFORMATION FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN

199
ABIO10 PGTW 131800
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN WEST GU//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
INDIAN OCEAN/131800Z/141800Z APR 98//
REF/A/RMG/NAVPACMETOCCEN WEST GU/131351Z APR 98//
RMKS/
1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST
OF AFRICA):
   A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
   B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (135E9 WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA):
   A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
      (1) AT 131200Z7 TROPICAL CYCLONE 32S (GEMMA) WAS LOCATED
AT 14.6S1 77.7E1 AND WAS QUASI-STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS W
ERE
ESTIMATED AT 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS.  SEE REF A, (TROPICAL C
YCLONE
WARNING 32S (GEMMA) WARNING NR 14 (WTXS31 PGTW 131500)) AND TWELVE-HO
URLY
UPDATES FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
(2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES.
   B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
      (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 12S3 58E3 IS
NOW
LOCATED NEAR 10S1 60E6.  THIS PERSISTENT AREA OF ORGANIZED CONVECTION
IS
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION. MICROWAVE IMAGERY INDICATES
THIS
CONVECTION REMAINS LINEAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 1
5 TO 20
KNOTS.  MINIMUM SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 1005 MB.  THE P
OTENTIAL
FOR SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
IS POOR.
      (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
FORECAST TEAM: SMITH/PATTERSON/HONG//

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