(3) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 92P) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
16.0S 162.7E, APPROXIMATELY 340 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA,
VANUATU. A 020221Z AMSR2 89GHZ PARTIAL SATELLITE IMAGE DEPICTS
FRAGMENTED BANDING NEAR A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
EVIDENT IN MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. 92P IS IN A MARGINALLY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND
LOW (<15 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR HINDERED BY THE POLEWARD OUTFLOW
CHANNEL OF INVEST 90P. GLOBAL MODELS GENERALLY AGREE THAT 92P WILL
WEAKEN AS IT INTERACTS WITH 90P. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 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 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.