TROPICAL CYCLONE PITA CENTRE 996HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.2S 169.7W AT
101800 UTC. POSITION FAIR BASED ON HR HIMAWARI EIR IMAGERY AND
PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT
20 KNOTS.
MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 35
KNOTS.
FORECASTS :
AT 12 HRS VALID AT 110600 UTC 20.3S 165.5W MOV ESE AT 20 KT WITH 35
KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 24 HRS VALID AT 111800 UTC 21.2S 161.7W MOV ESE AT 20 KT WITH 35
KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
OUTLOOK :
AT 36 HRS VALID AT 120600 UTC 21.5S 158.8W MOV ESE AT 18 KT WITH 30
KT CLOSE TO CENTRE
AT 48 HRS VALID AT 121800 UTC 21.3S 157.1W MOV E AT 15 KT WITH 25 KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE

98P INVEST 250110 1800 19.1S 170.3W SHEM 35 1000

TXPS26 KNES 101853
TCSWSP
A. PITA (98P)
B. 10/1730Z
C. 19.2S
D. 169.1W
E. THREE/GOES-W
F. T4.0/4.0
G. IR/EIR/SWIR
H. REMARKS...10/10W BANDING RESULTS IN A DT OF 4.0. 6 HR AVG GIVES A
DT OF 3.8 WHICH JUSTIFIES BREAKING CONSTRAINTS. MINIATURE TC. POLEWARD
UPR-LVL OUTFLOW CHANNEL STRONG. MET=1.5 AND PT=2.0. FT BASED ON 6 HR
AVG DT..
I. ADDL POSITIONS
NIL
...KONON

TPPS10 PGTW 102054
A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 98P (PITA)
B. 10/2030Z
C. 19.32S
D. 168.87W
E. FIVE/GOES18
F. T2.5/2.5/D1.0/21HRS STT: D0.5/03HRS
G. IR/EIR/VIS/MSI
H. REMARKS: 40A/PBO SBC/ANMTN. CNVCTN WRAPS 0.40 ON LOG10 SPIRAL
YIELDING A DT OF 2.5. MET YIELDS 1.5. PT YIELDS 2.5. DBO DT.
I. ADDITIONAL POSITIONS: NONE
DESSINO

TPPS10 PGTW 110015
A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 98P (PITA)
B. 10/2330Z
C. 19.91S
D. 166.79W
E. FIVE/GOES18
F. T2.5/2.5/D1.0/24HRS STT: S0.0/03HRS
G. IR/EIR/VIS/MSI
H. REMARKS: 40A/PBO SBC/ANMTN. CNVCTN WRAPS 0.50 ON LOG10 SPIRAL
YIELDING A DT OF 2.5. MET YIELDS 2.0. PT YIELDS 2.5. DBO DT.
I. ADDITIONAL POSITIONS: NONE
DESSINO

TXPS41 PHFO 102343
TCSSP1
SOUTH PACIFIC TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY - FIXES
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI
2341 UTC FRI JAN 10 2025
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE PITA (04F/98P)
B. 10/2300Z
C. 20.1S
D. 167.5W
E. GOES-18
F. T3.5/3.5/D1.0/24HRS
G. IR/EIR/VIS
H. REMARKS...CONVECTION WRAPS 0.70 ON LOG10 SPIRAL YIELDING A DT
OF 3.5. MET IS 3.0 AND PT IS 3.5. FT BASED ON DT.
I. ADDL POSITIONS
NONE.
$$
FOSTER

TXPS26 KNES 110021
TCSWSP
A. PITA (98P)
B. 10/2330Z
C. 20.2S
D. 167.1W
E. THREE/GOES-W
F. T3.5/4.0
G. IR/EIR/VIS
H. REMARKS...10/10 BANDING RESULTS IN A DT OF 3.5. THE MET IS 1.5 BASED
ON THE INITIAL DEVELOPMENT TREND WITHIN THE FIRST 24 HOURS. THE PT IS
2.0. THE FT IS BASED ON THE 6 HOUR AVERAGE DT OF 3.8 WHICH JUSTIFIES
BREAKING CONSTRAINTS.
I. ADDL POSITIONS
NIL
...COVERDALE

98P INVEST 250111 0000 19.9S 167.6W SHEM 40 998

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08P PITA 250111 0000 19.9S 167.6W SHEM 40 998