B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 10.0N 158.5E,
APPROXIMATELY 180 NM NORTH OF POHNPEI. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF BROAD MID-LEVEL
TURNING ASSOCIATED WITH LOW LEVEL TROUGHING THAT IS BEING ENHANCED
BY A STRONG 20 TO 30 KNOT WESTERLY WIND SURGE ALONG THE EQUATOR.
AN 111626Z MHS MICROWAVE IMAGE FURTHER DEPICTS THE LARGE AREA OF
CYCLONIC TURNING WITH DEVELOPING CONVECTION OVER THE CENTER.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SHOWS A CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG DIVERGENT OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES ARE ALSO CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT. GLOBAL MODELS ARE
IN DECENT AGREEMENT WITH DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE IN 72
HOURS. 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.