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AN AREA OF CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED NEAR 11.0N 161.8E,
APPROXIMATELY 380 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF KWAJALEIN. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A BROAD REGION OF INFLOW
TOWARDS AN ELONGATED CIRCULATION. CONVECTION HAS BEEN PERSISTENT BUT
DISORGANIZED OVER THE AREA FOR THE PAST 6 TO 12 HOURS. A 130234Z
AQUA-1 PASS SHOWS SPORADIC CONVECTION AND INDICATIONS OF LOW LEVEL
BANDING BEGINNING TO FORM. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES AN UPPER
LEVEL ANTICYCLONE IS LOCATED OVER THE CIRCULATION, HELPING TO
PROVIDE GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW FOR THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, VERTICAL
WIND SHEAR (VWS) IS LOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST) AND OCEAN
HEAT CONTENT (OHC) ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. BASED ON A BROAD
CIRCULATION THAT IS BEGINNING TO CONSOLIDATE, GOOD VWS, AND
FAVORABLE SST/OHC, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS FAIR. |
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