WTPN21 PHNC 172200
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 15.5N 164.1W TO 22.6N 166.4W
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT
IMAGERY AT 171712Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 15.5N 163.8W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05
KNOTS.
2. REMARKS:
THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91C) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 15.5N 163.8W,
APPROXIMATELY 486 NM SOUTHWEST OF PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII. ANIMATED
ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 172007Z 89GHZ METOP-B
MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT FLARING CONVECTION TAKING ON MARGINAL ROTATION
ABOVE AN ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). THE ENVIRONMENT IS
OVERALL MARGINAL, WITH LOW-MODERATE (15-20KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR,
EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW OVER THE LLC, AND WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS GENERALLY AGREE ON INVEST 91C TRACKING
NORTHWEST AS IT SLOWLY DEVELOPS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 1004 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY
182200Z.
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