(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
14.3N 165.4E, APPROXIMATELY 1210 NM EAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM.
ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A WEAK EXPOSED
LLCC DISPLACED FROM PERSISTENT CONVECTION BY SHEAR. A 271729Z MHS
89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF TURNING WITH FLARING
CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE EAST. THE DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED
ESE OF A TUTT CELL, ALLOWING FOR EXCELLENT POLEWARD OUTFLOW. THE
SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (15-30
KNOTS) WITH WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (27-29 CELSIUS). GLOBAL
MODELS ARE CURRENTLY NOT SHOWING MUCH DEVELOPMENT, THOUGH SOME DO
MAINTAIN A CLOSED OFF CIRCULATION AT TIMES, AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS TO
THE WEST. 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.
評級提升至 MEDIUM
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 10.9N 151.7E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 10.2N 148.2E, APPROXIMATELY
277 NM SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS A BROAD LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A LARGE
AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. A 012028Z
SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE INDICATES THAT THIS DEEP CONVECTION IS ASSOCIATED
WITH STRONG WESTERLY CONVERGENCE ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK OF AN
ELONGATED, FORMATIVE LLCC. A 011101Z ASCAT IMAGE SHOWS A DEFINED BUT
ELONGATED CIRCULATION WITH 20 TO 25 KNOT EASTERLY WINDS AND 10 TO 15
KNOT WESTERLY WINDS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES GOOD DUAL
OUTFLOW WITH POLEWARD OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY A TUTT CELL NEAR 18N 160E,
AND LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS GENERALLY INDICATE A WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD TRACK TOWARD GUAM WITH GRADUAL INTENSIFICATION. GLOBAL
MODELS ALSO SHOW VIGOROUS EASTERLY, CONVERGENT FLOW, WHICH MAY FUEL
SIGNIFICANT CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY AND GUSTY WINDS AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES AND TRACKS NEAR THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 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 UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.