TC CHANTHU NOW OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY; 97W INVEST NOW A POTENTIAL WITHIN 12-24HRS

LATEST ADVISORY FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE CHANTHU (04W/CALOY) JULY 19 2010 0929P (1329UTC)

CATEGORY	VALUE
STAGE	3
DESCRIPTION	STRONG DEPRESSION
MAXIMUM WIND (kt)	30	GUSTINESS	40
(kph)	56	GUSTINESS	74
CURRENT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (mb)	1000
SURFACE WIND ANALYSIS (kt)	29	MSLP (mb)	1003.9
ADVANCE DVORAK TECHNIQUES (ADT) (kt)	45	MSLP (mb)	991.0
CENTRAL REGION TEMP:	-22.3°C	DESCRIPTION	center
CENTRAL CLOUD TEMP:	-43.1°C	RAINRATE (IN mm/hr)	+35
FORECAST (NEXT 12HRS)	35 kt	STAGE:	4

POSITION: 15.69N, 116.47E (350km w of Zambales)

LATEST ADVISORY FOR TROPICAL DISTURBANCE (JMA: DEPRESSION) 97W JULY 19 2010 0939P (1339UTC)

CATEGORY	VALUE
STAGE	1
DESCRIPTION	TCFA (POTENTIAL WITHIN 24HRS)
MAXIMUM WIND (kt)	20	GUSTINESS	25
(kph)	37	GUSTINESS	46
CURRENT SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (mb)	1007
SURFACE WIND ANALYSIS (kt)	24	MSLP (mb)	1007.4
ADVANCE DVORAK TECHNIQUES (ADT) (kt)	0	MSLP (mb)	0
CENTRAL REGION TEMP:	-0°C	DESCRIPTION	N/A
CENTRAL CLOUD TEMP:	-0°C	RAINRATE (IN mm/hr)	+25
FORECAST (NEXT 12HRS)	25 kt	STAGE:	2

POSITION: 300KM WEST OF RYUKU IS., SOUTHERN JAPAN

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