Tropical Cyclone Neville passed south of the Cocos Islands on Saturday. At 11:00 a.m. EDT on Saturday the center of Tropical Cyclone Neville was located at latitude 20.8°S and longitude 93.1°E which put it about 630 miles (1015 km) south-southwest of the Cocos, Islands. Neville was moving toward the west-southwest at 16 m.p.h. (26 km/h). The maximum sustained wind speed was 80 m.p.h. (130 km/h) and there were wind gusts to 100 m.p.h. (160 km/h). The minimum surface pressure was 985 mb.

Tropical Cyclone Neville was weakening as it moved over the South Indian Ocean south of the Cocos Islands on Saturday. The distributions of thunderstorms and clouds in Neville was becoming asymmetrical. Some drier air appeared to be entering the northeastern part of Neville’s circulation. Thunderstorms were occurring in bands in the southern and western parts of Tropical Cyclone Neville. Bands in the northern and eastern parts of Neville’s circulation consisted primarily of showers and lower clouds.

Storms near the center of Tropical Cyclone Neville still generated upper level divergence that pumped mass away to the south of the tropical cyclone. Winds to hurricane/typhoon force extended out 25 miles (40 km) from the center of Neville’s circulation. Winds to tropical storm force extended out 130 miles (210 km) from the center of circulation.

Tropical Cyclone Neville will move through an environment that will be unfavorable for intensification during the next 24 hours. Neville will move over water where the Sea Surface Temperatures are near 28°C. However, an upper level trough over the South Indian Ocean will produce northwesterly winds that will blow toward the top of Neville’s circulation. Those winds will also cause the vertical wind shear to increase. Tropical Cyclone Neville will weaken during the next 24 hours.

Tropical Cyclone Neville will move around the northern side of a high pressure system over the South Indian Ocean. The high pressure system will steer Neville toward the west-southwest during the next 24 hours. On its anticipated track, Tropical Cyclone Neville will remain far southeast of Diego Garcia.