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AXAU01 ADRM 101313
IDD20020
TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN: AUSTRALIA - NORTHERN REGION
ISSUED BY AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
AT: 1313 UTC 10/05/2025
NAME: TROPICAL LOW
IDENTIFIER: 33U
DATA AT: 1200 UTC
LATITUDE: 7.7S
LONGITUDE: 137.7E
LOCATION ACCURACY: WITHIN 30NM (55 KM)
MOVEMENT TOWARDS: EAST SOUTHEAST (109 DEG)
SPEED OF MOVEMENT: 3 KNOTS (6 KM/H)
MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE WIND: 30 KNOTS (55 KM/H)
MAXIMUM 3-SECOND WIND GUST: 45 KNOTS (85 KM/H)
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 1004 HPA
RADIUS OF 34-KNOT WINDS NE QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 34-KNOT WINDS SE QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 34-KNOT WINDS SW QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 34-KNOT WINDS NW QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 48-KNOT WINDS NE QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 48-KNOT WINDS SE QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 48-KNOT WINDS SW QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 48-KNOT WINDS NW QUADRANT:
RADIUS OF 64-KNOT WINDS: NM ( KM)
RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS: NM ( KM)
DVORAK INTENSITY CODE: T1.5/1.5/S0.0/24HRS STT:W0.5/06HRS
PRESSURE OF OUTERMOST ISOBAR: 1008 HPA
RADIUS OF OUTERMOST CLOSED ISOBAR: 120 NM (220 KM)
FORECAST DATA
DATE/TIME : LOCATION : LOC. ACCURACY: MAX WIND : CENTRAL PRESSURE
(UTC) : DEGREES : NM (KM): KNOTS(KM/H): HPA
+06: 10/1800: 8.0S 137.8E: 055 (105): 030 (055): 1003
+12: 11/0000: 8.4S 137.8E: 060 (105): 030 (055): 1002
+18: 11/0600: 8.6S 137.5E: 050 (095): 030 (055): 1002
+24: 11/1200: 8.6S 137.3E: 060 (110): 030 (055): 1004
+36: 12/0000: 8.4S 136.8E: 070 (130): 030 (055): 1002
+48: 12/1200: 8.2S 136.4E: 090 (170): 025 (045): 1004
+60: 13/0000: 8.1S 135.6E: 110 (205): 025 (045): 1005
+72: 13/1200: 7.8S 134.7E: 120 (225): 020 (035): 1007
+96: 14/1200: 6.4S 132.9E: 145 (270): 020 (035): 1007
+120: 15/1200: 5.1S 131.9E: 145 (265): 020 (035): 1007
REMARKS:
TROPICAL LOW 33U IS STRUGGLING TO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST OF WEST PAPUA.
POSITION BASED ON AN 1132Z ASCAT-B PASS. CONFIDENCE IS ONLY MODERATE, WITH A
VERY ELONGATED NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION.
DVORAK DT OF 1.5 BASED ON A SHEAR PATTERN WITH A LITTLE OVER 1 DEGREE OF
SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CENTRE AND THE EDGE OF THE DEEP CONVECTION. MET IS 1.5
BASED ON S TREND WITH PAT ALSO 1.5. FT IS 1.5, WITH CI HELD AT 2.0 DURING
INITIAL WEAKENING. INTENSITY IS 30 KNOTS BASED ON THE 1132 ASCAT-B PASS SHOWING
A BROAD AREA OF 30 KNOT WINDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRE (A SMALL AREA OF GALES
ARE SUSPECTED TO BE RAIN AFFECTED). THESE STRONG WINDS APPEARS TO BE
SYNOPTICALLY DRIVEN AND ENHANCED BY THE DEEP CONVECTION, WITH WINDS AROUND THE
REMAINDER OF THE SYSTEM BARELY ABOVE 15 KNOTS. THE ONLY OBJECTIVE AIDS ARE
D-PRINT (21 KTS (1-MIN) AT 1200 UTC AND D-MINT (26 KNOTS (1-MIN) AT 0853 UTC).
THERE ARE ASPECTS OF THE ENVIRONMENT THAT ARE FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF
33U, WITH AMPLE ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE, WARM WATERS AND AN UPPER TROUGH TO THE
SOUTHWEST PROVIDING GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE. HOWEVER, THERE ARE MODERATE
NORTHERLY WINDS OVER THE CENTRE IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE,
RESULTING IN A SIGNIFICANT VORTICITY TILT WITH HEIGHT. 33U WILL STRUGGLE TO
OVERCOME THIS DURING SUNDAY, AFTER WHICH TIME THE WINDOW FOR DEVELOPMENT
CLOSES. FROM MONDAY THE UPPER TROUGH BEGINS TO INCREASE THE SHEAR OVER 33U, AND
DRY MID-LEVEL AIR WILL WRAP AROUND THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM AND BE INGESTED INTO
THE CENTRE. 33U SHOULD WEAKEN AND THEN DISSIPATE BY MID-WEEK.
WITH 33U STRUGGLING TO DEVELOP, GALES ARE NO LONGER FORECAST IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMICIRCLE, WITH THE MAXIMUM FORECAST INTENSITY NOW CAPPED AT 30 KNOTS THROUGH
UNTIL MONDAY MORNING. THESE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD REMAIN CONFINED TO THE
SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM.
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW TOWARDS THE SOUTH, WITH
33U SITUATED NEAR THE COL BETWEEN TWO MID-LEVEL RIDGES. AS THE SHEAR INCREASES
ON MONDAY, 33U WILL BECOME A SHALLOWER SYSTEM AND MOVE TO THE NORTHWEST DUE TO
THE PERSISTENT LOW LEVEL SOUTH EASTERLY TRADE FLOW. WHILE FORECAST MODELS
GENERALLY AGREE WITH THIS SCENARIO, THERE ARE A FEW THAT MAINTAIN A WEAKER
TROPICAL LOW THAT MOVES OVER PAPUA AND DISSIPATES.
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