TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A04 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 270735 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE URMIL CENTRE 992HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.3S 168.5E AT 270600 UTC. POSITION POOR BASED ON EIR IMAGERY AND PERIPHERAL SURFACE REPORTS. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 40 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT DEEP CONVECTION REMAINS PERSISTENT WITH BANDS TRYING TO WRAP ONTO SUPPOSED LLCC FROM THE EAST. THE SYSTEM LIES IN AN AREA OF LOW SHEAR WITH MODERATE TO STRONG UPPER DIVERGENCE AND MODERATE TO STRONG VORTICITY. SST IS AROUND 28 DEGREE CELSIUS. THE SYSTEM IS BEING STEERED SOUTHEAST BY THE DEEP LAYER MEAN TOWARDS STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW. DVORAK ANALYSIS BASED ON BANDING PATTERN WITH 0.6 WRAP, YIELDING DT=3.0 AND PT AGREE WITH MET=3.5. FT BASED ON DT THUS, YIELDING T3.0/3.0/D1.5/24HRS FORECASTS : AT 12 HRS VALID AT 271800 UTC 20.1S 169.8E MOV AT KT WITH 50 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 24 HRS VALID AT 280600 UTC 21.1S 171.9E MOV AT KT WITH 55 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE OUTLOOK : AT 36 HRS VALID AT 281800 UTC 22.9S 175.0E MOV AT KT WITH 45 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE AT 48 HRS VALID AT 010600 UTC 25.8S 179.1E MOV AT KT WITH 35 KT CLOSE TO CENTRE THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09F WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 271400UTC.