(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 94W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
15.9N 133.1E, APPROXIMATELY 657 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KADENA AB,
OKINAWA. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A
CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH FORMATIVE BANDING PERSISTING OVER THE
SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. A 151254Z AMSU 89GHZ IMAGE DEPICTS FRAGMENTED
CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A BROAD BUT DEFINED LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 151211Z ASCAT AMBIGUITY ANALYSIS
INDICATES A WEAK, DEVELOPING CIRCULATION EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MONSOON
TROUGH WITH 15 TO 25 KNOT WESTERLIES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS A
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH A POINT SOURCE OVER THE LLCC AND
IMPROVING POLEWARD OUTFLOW INTO THE TUTT POSITIONED TO THE
NORTHEAST. GLOBAL MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT OVER THE
NEXT TWO DAYS AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO
NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE TAIWAN / RYUKYU ISLANDS REGION. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA
LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS MEDIUM.
2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 94W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 18.6N 127.5E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 19.3N 128.1E, APPROXIMATELY
420 NM SOUTH OF KADENA AB, OKINAWA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY SHOWS A BROAD BUT CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
WITH POCKETS OF PERSISTING CONVECTION LOCATED OVER IT. A 170746Z MHS
89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS AN ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH
DEEPENING CONVECTION PERSISTING PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTHEAST LOCATED
OVER IT. A 170105Z PARTIAL ASCAT PASS SHOWS AN ELONGATED CIRCULATION
WITH PRIMARILY 5-10 KNOT WINDS NEAR THE CENTER WITH SOME 15 KNOT
WINDS WRAPPING IN, AND 20-25 KNOT WINDS LOCATED TO THE PERIPHERY,
NOT YET WRAPPING IN. THE DISTURBANCE IS CURRENTLY LOCATED IN AN AREA
OF GOOD EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW, LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (10-15 KNOTS),
AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (29-30 CELSIUS). GLOBAL MODELS
DEPICT THE DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTH OR SLIGHTLY EAST BEFORE HEADING
NORTH AND INTENSIFYING. IN THE LATER TAUS THE MODELS SHOW A
NORTHWEST TRACK. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15
TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1007
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.