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TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A5 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Jan 111938 UTC. TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD04F [EX-TROPICAL CYCLONE PITA] CENTRE 998HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 21.6S 162.0W AT 111200 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON HR HIMAWARI EIR IMAGERY AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 25 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 30 KNOTS. CONVECTION REMAINS PRESISTENT IN THE EASTERN FLANK OF TD05F WITH SUPPOSED LLCC LOCATED OVER STRONG TEMPERATURE GRADIENT. DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT FROM THE SOUTHWEST OF THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM LIES IN A MODERATE TO HIGH SHEARED ENVIRONMENT WITH GOOD UPPER DIVERGENCE AND OUTFLOW SOUTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM. SST IS AROUND 27 DEGREES CELSIUS. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON 0.3/0.4 WRAP YEILDS DT OF 2.0. PT AND MET IS 2.5. FT BASED ON MET YIELDING T2.5/2.5/W0.5/24HRS. FORECASTS : AT 06 HRS VALID AT 111800 UTC 22.2S 161.2W MOV AT KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 18 HRS VALID AT 120600 UTC 22.4S 158.5W MOV AT KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE OUTLOOK : AT 30 HRS VALID AT 121800 UTC 22.5S 156.6W MOV AT KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 36 HRS VALID AT 130600 UTC 22.0S 155.5W MOV AT KT WITH 30 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE THIS IS THE FINAL TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY FOR TC PITA UNLESS IT RE-INTENSIFIES.