(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 99W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 6.8N
145.1E, APPROXIMATELY 394 NM SOUTH OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY, SUPPORTED BY A 230612Z SSMIS F-16 91GHZ MICROWAVE
IMAGE, SHOWS BUILDING DEEP CONVECTION OBSCURING A BROAD AND
DISORGANIZED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). A 230010Z METOP-B ASCAT
PASS SIMILARLY REVEALS THE LLC TO BE VERY DISORGANIZED AND SHOWS 10
TO 15 KNOT WINDS SURROUNDING THE LLC. 99W IS CURRENTLY IN A MARGINAL
ENVIRONMENT WITH VERY WARM (29 TO 30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES BEING OFFSET BY MARGINAL UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW AND
MODERATE (20 TO 25 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN
GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 99W WILL TRACK GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWEST AND
INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 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.
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 6.8N 145.1E, IS
NOW LOCATED NEAR 7.9N 139.8E, APPROXIMATELY 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF YAP.
ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY, SUPPORTED BY A 232349Z MHS
METOP-B 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE, DEPICTS A BROAD, MIDLEVEL TURNING WITH
EXPANSIVE, DISORGANIZED CONVECTION AND A WEAK, SLOWLY CONSOLIDATING
CIRCULATION. A 232351Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS SIMILARLY REVEALS A
DISORGANIZED AND BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION SURROUNDED BY 10-15 KNOT
WIND BARBS. 99W IS IN A MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT WITH VERY WARM (29 TO 31
CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, OFFSET BY MARGINAL UPPER LEVEL
OUTFLOW AND MODERATE (15 - 25 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS
ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 99W WILL TRACK GENERALLY WEST-NORTHWEST AND
INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 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 UPGRADED TO MEDIUM.