(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 98P) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 9.8N
142.6E, APPROXIMATELY 287 NM WEST OF PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS ISOLATED POCKETS OF
FLARING CONVECTION DEVELOPING AROUND AN AREA OF LOW-LEVEL TROUGHING
EVIDENT IN A 272250Z ASCAT-A PASS. 98P IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT, WITH EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW, LOW TO MODERATE (10-20 KNOTS)
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND WARM (30 TO 31 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT 98P WILL
MOVE VERY SLOWLY EASTWARD TO SOUTHEASTWARD WITH MINIMAL DEVELOPMENT
IN THE NEAR TERM. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT
10 TO 15 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 LOW.
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 98P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 8.5S 145.6E HAS DISSIPATED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.