Mar. 05,1998 Day No. 64            Ship Location: 05o51'S, 69o20'E

FY-2 data are not available. The NOAA-AVHRR afternoon pass over the Arabian Sea indicates two regions of strong convective activity near (62E,12S) and (72E,09S). Both these regions intensified over the last 24 hours and model analyses associate a precipitation intensity reaching ~50 mm/d. The boundary layer flow is from NE. Both the shipbased camera and cloud images from Kaashidhoo indicate patchy clouds.