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Sinlaku's structure indicates that it's probably near or at major hurricane status. WIth vigorous convection continually wrapping upshear & a small warm ''dimple'' appearing in the center, premature attempts to clear an eye in an impressively thick CDO are ongoing.

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@cycloneguy15 Oh hello dual opposing VHTs

Sinlaku may be on the cusp of an explosive intensification phase. A CDO with intense convection exhibiting a "comma" shape successfully wrapping upshear is often a precursor or sign of rapid pressure falls & subsequent acceleration of the tangential circulation.

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Despite some lingering shear aloft, highly favorable thermodynamic profiles thanks to inflow from the warm pool & an exceptional upper-air pattern characterised by widespread radial outflow may allow for Sinlaku to strengthen into one of the more notable storms in recent history.

Absolutely textbook westerly wind burst over the equatorial Pacific right now. A strong ERW (equatorial rossby wave) constructively interfering with an approaching MJO pulse has *majorly* stoked zonal wind anomalies, bolstered by twin TCs straddling near the equator.

Despite the LLC of 04W moving away from Chuuk, sfc obs on the island indicate fairly substantial pressure falls with a ~3mb drop over the course of 3 hours (likely higher due to aforementioned reason). The system will continue to organize & eventually RI in the open WPAC.

Very interesting ''hybrid'' structure with TC Vaianu right now. Despite marginal (25-26c) SSTs, cooler temperatures aloft & briefly lowered shear associated with an approaching upper-level trough are allowing for convective organization to slowly improve.

There'll likely be a brief pause in strengthening as upper troughing from the northeast impinges upon the circulation, briefly enhancing midlevel shear before the system exits into a highly-favorable environment characterised by generally weak easterlies & ample divergence aloft.

90Ws gyric circulation appears to be consolidating as deep convection blossoms across the northern end of its envelope. This will favor the development of a tightly-wound vorticity maxima over the coming day or two, kickstarting a gradual intensification phase as it drifts NW.

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With the two SPAC TCs fighting persistent shear, attention now turns to the WPAC — where the first intense NHEM storm looks increasingly possible by late next weekend. 1/5

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@JeremyWx6450 CBs still generally struggling to wrap past upshear quadrants due to some lingering moderate shear (LL flow is westerly while mid-upper flow easterly) but should still become a major before upwelling takes effect

@cycloneguy15 thoughts on maila?

Don't you love it when a rapidly-intensifying hurricane with frequent VHTs lapping through all 4 quadrants isn't given an official name by the local RSMC... With a tightly-wound core & exceptional upper-air pattern, further strengthening into a major hurricane is expected.

The resurgence of a strong, propagating MJO and developing El Niño over the next few weeks changes the playing field a bit for seasonal tornado expectations. Forecasts calling for a prolonged dead period in mid/late April and early May are in serious jeopardy.

Nevertheless, the short-term decrease in shear should still allow for intensification into a significant, major hurricane before upwelling really takes effect past F60

Forgot to mention here, but one thing that limits the temporal extent of strengthening is upwelling of hostile cold waters. Despite an incredibly deep (>150m) thermocline, nearly a week of an intense vortex stalling will almost always result in a ridiculous amount of upwelling