A tropical disturbance east of Taiwan intensified into tropical depression 03W yesterday. At 2 am, 03W was centred about 440 km (240 NM) SSE of Okinawa.
A broad subtropical ridge is covering tropical Pacific. 03W is expected to move NNW west of the ridge's centre.
一道廣闊副熱帶高壓脊正覆蓋太平洋熱帶地區,預料 03W 將於該脊中心以西向西北偏北移動。
Intensity
Analysis 強度分析
Current T-number 現時的 T 號碼: T1.5/1.5/INT OBS
Because 03W is surrounded by the subtropical ridge, conditions there are not conducive to tropical cyclone development. 03W is suffering from moderate vertical wind shear, resulting in most of its convections being displaced to the west. The system is expected to weaken into an area of low pressure in the next 24 hours.