WTIO30 FMEE 181224 2009322 1226 RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE TECHNICAL BULLETIN (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER : 18/4/20092010 1.A TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 4 (EX-ANJA) 2.A POSITION 2009/11/18 AT 1200 UTC : WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.9S / 67.1E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) MOVEMENT : SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 15 KT 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : 1.5/2.0 /W 0.5/6 H 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE : 1003 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 25 KT RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS (RMW) : NIL 6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM): NIL 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1010 HPA / 600 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: SHALLOW 1.B FORECASTS: 12H: 2009/11/19 00 UTC: 26.9S/71.1E FILLING UP. 24H: 2009/11/19 12 UTC: 30.4S/76.1E DISSIPATING. 36H: 2009/11/20 00 UTC: 33.8S/82.0E DISSIPATED. 2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS: T=1.5 AND CI=2.0 THE STILL FAIRLY WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL VORTEX IS NOW SPEEDING UP TOWARDS THE SOUTHSOUTHEAST WITHIN THE NORTHWESTERN FLOW AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. CONVECTION HAS NOT RESTARTED OVER THE CENTER SINCE MORE THAN 12 HOURS, CONSEQUENTLY SYSTEM IS NOW DOWNGRADED TO THE TROPICAL DISTURBANCE STATUS WITH MAX WINDS OF 25 KT. NO MAJOR CHANGE IN THE GENERAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE FORECAST: EX-ANJA SHOULD MERGE WITHIN THE COLD FRONT LOCATED TO ITS SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT END OF PART ONE wxtlist.k: done