(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
20.7N 114.5E, APPROXIMATELY 95 NM SOUTH OF HONG KONG. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A BROAD MID-LEVEL
CIRCULATION WITH CONVECTION AROUND THE PERIPHERY. A 140426Z RSCAT
PASS INDICATED A CLOSED CIRCULATION WITH 10-15 KNOT WINDS. AN
OBSERVATION 60 NM TO THE WEST REPORTS ONLY 5 KNOT WINDS. A 140954Z
CORIOLIS 37 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE REVELAS BROAD MONSOONAL TROUGHING.
SEVERAL MODELS ARE INITIALIZING WITH A WEAK LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
CENTER (LLCC) THAT GRADUALLY DRIFTS WESTWARD. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS
INDICATES THE DISTUBANCE IS LOCATED IN A NARROW REGION OF LIGHT (10-
15 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WITH GOOD DIFFLUENT OUTFLOW. MEAN SEA
LEVEL PRESSURES IN THE AREA ARE VERY LOW, NEAR 996 MB. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA
LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 996 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS LOW.
JMA 12Z編低壓區
LOW PRESSURE AREA 998 HPA NEAR 20N 114E ALMOST STATIONARY.
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 20.7N 114.5E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 21.6N 116.1E, APPROXIMATELY
115NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY DEPICTS IMPROVED CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-
CIRCLE WITH DISORGANIZED CONVECTION OVER THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. A
142015Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A ELONGATED, CONSOLIDATING LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER WITH IMPROVED BANDING WRAPPING AROUND THE CENTER.
UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A MARGINALLY-FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT
WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DIFFLUENCE ALOFT. DYNAMIC MODEL
GUIDANCE DEPICTS QUASI-STATIONARY TRACK MOTION NEAR THE COAST OF
CHINA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH SLOW INTENSIFICATION ASSOCIATED
WITH A SOUTHWEST MONSOONAL SURGE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 996 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO
MEDIUM.