(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 90W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
14.5N 126.9E, APPROXIMATELY 200 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF LEGAZPI,
PHILIPPINES. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS A BROAD AREA OF PERSISTENT, DEEP CONVECTION. THE CONVECTIVE
STRUCTURE NOTED IN A 190759Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE IS DISORGANIZED,
HOWEVER SCATTEROMETRY DATA FROM A PARTIAL 190045Z ASCAT-A PASS
INDICATES THE PRESENCE OF AN ASYMMETRIC LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. THE
CIRCULATION IN THE SCATTEROMETRY DATA CONTAINS WEAK CORE WINDS OF
10-15 KTS WITH HIGHER 20-25 KTS WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH WESTERLY FLOW
FROM THE BOHOL SEA DISPLACED TO THE SOUTH. THE ENVIRONMENT IS
CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH LOW (10-15 KTS) VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR, MODERATE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW ALOFT AND VERY WARM (30-31
CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN HIGH
AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD OVER
THE NEXT 24 HOURS, HOWEVER THERE IS A HIGH DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY IN
THE TIMING OF THE TRACK AND INTENSITY CHANGES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1008 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24
HOURS IS LOW.