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TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A5 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Apr 16/2218 UTC 2011 UTC.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15F [1000HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 25.0S 165.9E AT
162100 UTC. DEPRESSION MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 17 KNOTS. POSITION
GOOD BASED ON VIS IMAGERY. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE
CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS. 

ORGANISATION HAS WEAKENED AND CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED IN
THE PAST 24 HOURS. SYSTEM LIES TO THE EAST OF A SHARPENING UPPER
TROUGH OVER EASTERN AUSTRALIA IN A MODERATE TO HIGH SHEAR
ENVIRONMENT. SST IS AROUND 25 TO 26 DEGREES CELSIUS. DVORAK ANALYSIS
BASED ON SHEAR PATTERN WITH 0.6 OF A DEGREE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE LOW
LEVEL CENTRE AND DEEP CONVECTION, GIVING DT=2.5. MET AND PT SUGGEST
1.5 AND 2.0 RESPECTIVELY. FT BASED ON DT, THUS T2.5/2.5/W0.5/24HRS.
GLOBAL MODELS DIRECT THE SYSTEM TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST WITH LITTLE
INTENSIFICATION BEFORE IT IS CAPTURED BY A FRONT CURRENTLY CROSSING
NEW ZEALAND DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 15F.


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