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CHAPALA Current Status

Current Wind Speed 40 knots / 46 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 40 knots / 46 MPH at

CHAPALA Land Hazards

Sri Lanka
WW 15-02   Colour :- Amber SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORY FOR HEAVY RAINFALLS  OVER THE COUNTRY. VALID FOR NEXT 12HOURS, ISSUED AT 1530HRS, 11th MAY 2015. (Issued by Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology) Under the influence of Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ, the area where the Northern and Southern hemispheric winds meet), the possibility for rain and lightning activities over the country is still very high. Due to the active cloudiness associated with the ITCZ, sudden increase of wind speed (up to 70-80 kmph) over and around the island is possible.There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity. Wind speed around the sea area of the island can be temporarily increased up to 70-80 kmph during thundershowers
India

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CHAPALA Spaghetti Models

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CHAPALA Watches and Warnings

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TROPICAL CYCLONE CHAPALA Tropical Cyclone Update

TROPICAL CYCLONE CHAPALA Public Advisory

WTIO31 PGTW 032100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 04A (CHAPALA) WARNING NR 025//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 04A (CHAPALA) WARNING NR 025    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHIO
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   031800Z --- NEAR 14.2N 47.5E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 03 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   REPEAT POSIT: 14.2N 47.5E
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   040600Z --- 14.4N 46.9E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
    ---
REMARKS:
032100Z POSITION NEAR 14.2N 47.4E.
TROPICAL CYCLONE 04A (CHAPALA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 90 NM WEST OF 
MUKALLA, YEMEN, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 
SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED 
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 031730Z PGTW SATELLITE FIX. THE INTENSITY OF 
40 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH AUTOMATED INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM CIRA 
AND CIMSS AND STORM STRUCTURE EVIDENT IN RECENT MICROWAVE SATELLITE 
IMAGERY. TC 04A HAS MOVED INLAND AND RAPIDLY WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 
SIX HOURS. THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN OVER LAND 
AND DISSIPATE BELOW THE WARNING THRESHOLD INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS 
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THEREFORE, THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON 
THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM 
WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.//
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TROPICAL CYCLONE CHAPALA Forecast Discussion

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CHAPALA storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
40 knots 14.2, 47.5 dissipating
25 knots 14.4, 46.9 dissipated


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