17P Now a Low with a Fair Chance for a Comeback
17P low on Feb. 24 at 0709 UTC (2:09 a.m. ET). The rainfall was scattered around the low’s center. The yellow and green areas indicate moderate rainfall between .78 to 1.57 inches per hour. The small red area indicates heavy rainfall at almost 2 inches per hour. Today, February 24, the low formerly known as 17P is centered near 13.1 degrees South latitude and 161.4 degrees West longitude, approximately 560 nautical miles east of Pago Pago. The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite, managed by NASA and the Japanese Space Agency flew over 17P’s low on Feb. 24 at 0709 UTC (2:09 a.m. ET). TRMM data showed that the rainfall was scattered around the low’s center at that time. Most of the rain was light to moderate, falling at rates between 20 and 40 millimeters (.78 to 1.57 inches) per hour. Later in the morning, the rainfall shifted mostly to the southwest of the center. |
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