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Thursday, November 19, 2015

SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – System 93P Affected by Wind Shear

From NASA's Hurricane Web Page:




SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN – System 93P Affected by Wind Shear 
The tropical low pressure area designated System 93P still appears disorganized today, Nov. 19. It is centered near 14.1 south latitude and 159.4 east longitude, about 280 nautical miles south of Honiara, Solomon Islands. 
RapidScat data on Nov. 18 showed that the strongest sustained winds associated with the tropical low pressure area known as System 93P were about 105 miles southeast of the center. Those strongest winds (red) were near 30 meters per second (108 kph/67 mph). However, the winds around the rest of the low pressure center were much weaker. That's because wind shear from the northwest is affecting the system.
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center gives this a low chance to develop in the next 24 days.
Image Credit: NASA JPL, Doug Tyler


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