17 August 2024 - bulletin 487

Issued at 2100 GMT
Latest warnings for 05L and 08W
Disturbance update

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NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
TYPHOON Ampil / 08W
Warning 22 from JTWC at 2100 GMT
Position 38.6N 149.8E
Location 412 miles ESE of Misawa, Japan
Movement 070° (ENE) at 21 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 110 to 145 miles of the centre
Winds of 64 knots or higher occur within 15 to 20 miles of the centre
Threatened landmasses NONE
Minimum central pressure 973 mbar
Maximum significant wave height 33 feet
Next warning from JTWC at 0300 GMT

NORTHERN ATLANTIC OCEAN
HURRICANE Ernesto / 05L
Warning 25 from NHC at 2100 GMT
Position 33.3N 64.0W
Location 85 miles NE of Bermuda
Movement 030° (NNE) at 5 knots
Maximum sustained winds 65 knots gusting to 80 knots
Winds of 34 knots or higher occur within 230 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 976 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 6.3S 70.2E
Location 151 miles WNW of Diego Garcia
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is now LOW

NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from JTWC at 0600 GMT
System 98W
Position 25.1N 122.3E
Location 42 miles E of Taipei, Taiwan
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 24 hours is LOW

EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN
Update from NHC at 1200 GMT
System 99E
Position 13.4N 107.1W
Minimum central pressure 1008 mbar
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is HIGH (70%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (90%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 13N 127W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (10%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is HIGH (70%)

System No Invest Assigned
Position 13N 138W
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 48 hours is LOW (20%)
Likelihood of tropical cyclone formation within 7 days is LOW (20%)