AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 7.7N 157.3E,
APPROXIMATELY 75 NM NORTHWEST OF POHNPEI. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A BROAD AND POORLY DEVELOPED LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH FLARING CONVECTION. A 132326 ASCAT
PASS SHOWS BROAD TROUGHING WITH RELATIVELY WEAK (10 TO 15 KNOTS)
WINDS AND NO LLCC. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS A MARGINAL
ENVIRONMENT WITH LIMITED OUTFLOW AND LOW (05 TO 10 KNOTS) VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO
15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1010
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.