(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 4.4N 158.3E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 4.4N 157.0E, APPROXIMATELY 352
NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES STRONG MID-LEVEL TURNING OVER A BROAD, WEAKLY-DEFINED LOW-
LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). FAVORABLE CONDITIONS CHARACTERIZED BY
STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DIFFLUENCE AND LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR CONTINUE
TO FUEL LOOSELY ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH
THE SYSTEM REMAINS BROAD, THE LLC IS LOCATED NORTH OF A STRONG
WESTERLY WIND BURST WITH EXTENSIVE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW CONVERGING
INTO THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM. WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES REMAIN CONDUCIVE FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. GLOBAL MODELS
INDICATE STEADY INTENSIFICATION AND CONSOLIDATION WITH A WEST-
NORTHWESTWARD TRACK. GFS AND NAVGEM FORM A MINIMAL TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT TWO DAYS WHILE ECMWF SHOWS SLOWER DEVELOPMENT AND A
TROPICAL DEPRESSION. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR 1006 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 4.4N 157.0E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 3.8N 154.3E, APPROXIMATELY 250
NM SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS WITH RAGGED
LOW-LEVEL CLOUD LINES WRAPPING INTO AN EXPOSED, BROAD LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION (LLC) AND FRAGMENTED BANDING CONFINED TO THE NORTHWEST
QUADRANT. A 040251Z AMSR2 89GHZ COLOR COMPOSITE MICROWAVE IMAGE
REVEALS A CHAOTIC LOW-LEVEL STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE, EVOLVING
SHALLOW BANDS, INCLUDING SOME OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES, AND NO CLEAR,
DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL CONDITIONS HAVE
DEGRADED AS THE UPPER HIGH TO THE NORTH SHIFTED NORTHWEST WITH
CONVERGENT FLOW OVER THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM AND WEAKER
DIFFLUENCE TO THE WEST. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS UNFAVORABLE AND HAS
INCREASED TO 15-25 KNOTS. FURTHERMORE, GFS HAS SLOWED DEVELOPMENT
BUT INDICATES INTENSIFICATION TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION STRENGTH IN THE
3-4 DAY TIMEFRAME. ECMWF INDICATES NO SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT WHILE
NAVGEM SHOWS WEAK DEVELOPMENT WITH A WESTWARD TRACK TOWARD THE
CENTRAL PHILIPPINES. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
AT 12 TO 18 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR 1006 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT
TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS DOWNGRADED TO LOW.
(2) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
4.9N 149.7E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 3.8N 148E, APPROXIMATELY 700 NM
SOUTHWEST OF YAP. ANIMATED ENHANCED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
AND A 060012Z PARTIAL ASCAT METOP-B PASS DEPICT DEEP CONVECTION
WRAPPING IN TO CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC).
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED DUE TO STRONG RADIAL OUTFLOW
ALOFT AND WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OFFSET BY MODERATE
TO HIGH (15-20KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE
THAT INVEST 95W WILL CONTINUE TRACK WEST AND GRADUALLY DEVELOP.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS.
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003 MB. THE
POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS MEDIUM.
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 3.4N 148.5E TO 5.4N 145.2E
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 18 TO 23 KNOTS. METSAT
IMAGERY AT 061200Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 3.6N 148.0E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 3.8N 148E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 3.6N 148.0E, APPROXIMATELY 322 NM
SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS DEEP CONVECTION WRAPPING IN TO A CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION (LLC). ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED DUE TO
STRONG RADIAL OUTFLOW ALOFT AND WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES OFFSET BY MODERATE TO HIGH (15-20KT) VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR. GLOBAL NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE THAT INVEST 95W WILL CONTINUE
TRACK WEST AND GRADUALLY DEVELOP. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 23 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH.