Please allow time for floater to build.
• STORM FLOATER •
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DISCUSSION ----------------------------------- SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION: ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS AN EXPANSIVE SYSTEM WITH THE MAIN CONVECTION OVER NORTHERN VIETNAM AND SOUTHWEST CHINA, SLIGHTLY OFFSET FROM THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) THAT REMAINS JUST OFFSHORE OF VIETNAM. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE BASED ON AN LLC FEATURE IN A COMPOSITE RADAR LOOP FROM CMA. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 35KTS IS ASSESSED WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FROM THE MULTIPLE AGENCY AND AUTOMATED DVORAK ESTIMATES. ANALYSIS INDICATES A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW (05-10KT) VWS, WEAK RADIAL OUTFLOW, AND WARM (27-29C) SSTS. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TO MID-LEVEL REFLECTION OF THE STR TO THE NORTHEAST.
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