SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN - RapidScat Eyes Winds in System 99P
On Dec. 20 NASA's RapidScat instrument that flies aboard the International Space Station analyzed System 99P's sustained winds. Strongest winds were measured near 27 meters per second (60.4 mph/97.2 kph) in orange.
System 99P is a low pressure area in the Gulf of Carpentaria which is the body of water between Queensland (east) and Northern Territory (west).
Recent scatterometry data shows sharp surface troughing (elongated area of low pressure) and a convergent westerly flow with strong 25 to 30 knot winds along the eastern edge of the low pressure area.
At 0600 GMT (1 a.m. EST), System 99P was located near 15.0 south latitude and 136.9 east longitude. That's about 163 miles northwest of Mornington Island, Australia. It has a low chance to develop into a depression in the next 24 hours.
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation in the next 24 hours is LOW
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