Watching a low pressure area, System 98S, near 5.2S 89.5E, about 600 nautical miles NW of the Cocos Islands. Although this low is elongated because of moderate to high vertical wind shear (20-30 knots). Today, the low has maximum sustained winds near 15 knots, but because there's no central convection and it's dealing with strong wind shear, the chances for development in the next 48 hours remain low. This visible image from the MODIS instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite makes the storm resemble more of a "check mark" than a tropical cyclone.
- NASA
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