15 August 2024 - bulletin 481

Issued at 2050 GMT
Latest warnings for 05L and 08W
Disturbance update

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Ampil / 08W
Warning 14 from JTWC at 2100 GMT
Position 32.5N 140.8E
Location 177 miles SSE of Yokosuka, Japan
Movement 360° (N) at 10 knots
Maximum sustained winds 100 knots gusting to 125 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 100 to 155 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 25 to 45 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Japan
Minimum central pressure 951 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 35 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Ernesto / 05L
Warning 17 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 26.1N 68.9W
Location 495 miles SSW of Bermuda
Movement 360° (N) at 11 knots
Maximum sustained winds 75 knots gusting to 90 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 265 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 60 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses Bermuda, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland
Minimum central pressure 972 mbar
Next warning from NHC at 0000 GMT

Regional warnings

TROPICAL DISTURBANCE UPDATE
SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 1800 GMT
System 90S
Position 5.2S 73.9E
Location 159 miles NNE of Diego Garcia
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now HIGH

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