JTWC projected path
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JTWC warning
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190900Z POSITION NEAR 13.9N 81.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 01B (LAILA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 70 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF CHENNAI, INDIA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 01B HAS MAINTAINED ITS CONVECTIVE SIGNATURE AS IT BEGINS TO MOVE MORE POLEWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON A 190208Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWING AN EYE-LIKE FEATURE AND FROM A RADAR REFLECTIVITY IMAGE FROM CHENNAI. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE HIGH END OF DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 45 KNOTS (DEMS AND KNES) TO 65 KNOTS (PGTW). ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH OVER EASTERN ASIA. TC 01B IS FORECAST TO TURN NORTHWARD TO NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AS THE STR RE-ORIENTS IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THE AVAILABLE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE ARE IN OVERALL GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS TRACK WITH WBAR AND GFS TO THE LEFT AND TCLAPS TO THE RIGHT OF THE ENVELOPE. TC LAILA IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR TAU 36 AND GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF INDIA. BY TAU 72, THE SYSTEM WILL BE BELOW 35-KNOT INTENSITY BEFORE IT DRIFTS INTO NORTHERN BAY OF BENGAL AND DISSIPATE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190600Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 191500Z, 192100Z, 200300Z AND 200900Z
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