WTPN21 PGTW 112130
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (INVEST 91W)//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.2N 132.6E TO 13.3N 127.3E
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 15 TO 20 KNOTS. METSAT
IMAGERY AT 111118Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 12.0N 132.3E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08
KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 13.0N 132.7E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 12.0N 132.3E, APPROXIMATELY
496 NM NORTHEAST OF DAVAO, PHILIPPINES. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 111831Z 89GHZ SSMI MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICT AN
ELONGATED, RAGGED, BUT DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) WITH DEEP
CONVECTION MOSTLY ALONG THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE. 91W IS CURRENTLY IN
A MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT WITH WARM (29 TO 30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES AND STRONG WESTWARD OUTFLOW OFFSET BY BEING ON THE EDGE
OF UNFAVORABLE (15 TO 30 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. A
RECENT ASCAT PASS SHOWS STRONGER WINDS (>25 KTS) ALONG THE NORTHWEST
QUADRANT THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A NORTHERLY WIND SURGE IN THE
PHILIPPINE SEA. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT 91W WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE
SURGE WINDS BEGIN TO WRAP INTO THE LLC. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 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 HIGH.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY
122130Z.//
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(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
13.6N 135.0E, APPROXIMATELY 818 NM EAST OF MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
ANIMATED MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN EXPOSED LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A PARTIAL 102104Z SSMIS 91GHZ
MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS CONVECTION TO THE WEST OF THE LLCC.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE SYSTEM IS IN A REGION
CONDUCIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (29-
30C) AND GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT, LOW (5-10 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IN
THE VICINITY OF THE LLC. GLOBAL MODELS AGREE THAT 91W WILL GRADUALLY
INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO THE NORTHWEST, REACHING BASIN WARNING
CRITERIA IN THE NEXT 48 TO 72 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 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 LOW.