ABPW10 PGTW 151500
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTH
PACIFIC OCEANS/REISSUED/151500Z-160600ZDEC2023//
RMKS/
1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
3.4N 144.2E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 4.9N 139.4E, APPROXIMATELY 319 NM
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PALAU. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
(MSI) HIGHLIGHTS THE OVERALL BROAD NATURE OF 91W AND ITS LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION (LLC) BARELY PEAKING OUT OF THE SOUTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF
ROBUST CONVECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS MARGINALLY FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH VERY WARM (30-32C) SSTS, AND LOW TO
MODERATE (15-20 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) OFFSET BY MODERATE
WESTWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT. GLOBAL DETERMINISTIC MODELS, SPECIFICALLY GFS
AND NAVGEM, DEPICT 91W TO CONSOLIDATE STEADILY WHILE TRACKING
NORTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ARCHIPELAGO AND REACH
WARNING THRESHOLD (25 KTS INTENSITY) PRIOR TO LANDFALL. INTENSITY
GUIDANCE CONSENSUS SHOWS A STEADY BUILD UP TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION
STRENGTH OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT 48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 23 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
REMAINS MEDIUM.
(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 92W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 3.2N
172.2E, APPROXIMATELY 427 NM SOUTHEAST OF KWAJALEIN. ANIMATED ENHANCED
INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 151038Z METOP-C SCATTEROMETER
PARTIAL PASS DEPICT A BROAD, POORLY ORGANIZED, LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
(LLC) WITH FLARING CONVECTION ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT
WITH WARM (29-30C) SSTS, LOW (05-10 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS),
AND GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT. GLOBAL NUMERICAL MODELS AGREE 92W
WILL SLOWLY CONSOLIDATE, STAYING QUASISTATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 72
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 13 TO 17
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 LOW.
(3) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: ADDED LOW AREA IN PARA. 1.B.(1)//
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ABPW10 PGTW 201330
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTH
PACIFIC OCEANS REISSUED/201330Z-210600ZDEC2023//
RMKS/
1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 92W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
3.7N 167.6E HAS DISSIPATED AND IS NO LONGER SUSPECT FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (REMNANTS 18W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 9.9N
114.0E, APPROXIMATELY 510 NM SOUTHEAST OF DANANG, VIETNAM. ANIMATED
ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 201028Z SSMIS 37GHZ
MICROWAVE IMAGERY DEPICT A HIGHLY ASYMMETRIC AREA OF CIRCULATION
HUGGING THE EASTERN EDGE OF A ROBUST NORTHEAST COLD SURGE PUSHING
SOUTHWEST ALONG THE COAST OF VIETNAM. THE EIR SHOWS AN AREA OF INTENSE
CONVECTIVE ACTIVTY WITH SOME INDICATIONS OF MID-LEVEL ROTATION, WHICH
HAS PERSISTED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS, BUT IS NOW BEGINNING TO WEAKEN.
EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CLOUD LINES TO THE WEST AND SOUTH AS WELL AS SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS FROM ACROSS THE REGION MARK THE OUTLINES OF THE
RELATIVELY BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE MICROWAVE
IMAGE NOTED ABOVE SHOWS A BROAD ARC OF CYCLONICALLY CURVED CONVECTION
ACROSS THE NORTHERN HEMISPHERE AND AN EXPOSED LOW EMISSIVITY REGION TO
THE SOUTH, GENERALLY MARKING THE POSITION OF THE LLCC. THE WIND FIELD
REMAINS HIGHLY ASYMMETRIC, WITH GALE FORCE WINDS STREAMING DOWN THE
FAR WESTERN EDGE OF THE CIRCULATION, WHILE ON THE EASTERN SIDE THE
WINDS REMAIN PREDOMINANTLY LESS THAN 15 KNOTS. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
INDICATES MARGINAL CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH GENERALLY FAVORABLE
SHEAR, OUTFLOW AND SST CONDITIONS BEING OFFSET BY THE ASYMMETRIC
NATURE OF THE CIRCULATION AND THE PRESENCE OF RELATIVELY STABLE AIR
ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD SURGE ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE SYSTEM. GLOBAL MODEL FIELDS SUGGEST THE SYSTEM WILL SHORTLY BEGIN
DIVING SOUTHWESTWARD, RIDING THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE SURGE FLOW. BOTH
THE GFS AND ECMWF MODELS SHOW SOME OF THE SURGE FLOW STARTING TO WRAP
INTO THE CIRCULATION AS IT PASSES THE SOUTHERN TIP OF VIETNAM, WHICH
BEARS CLOSE SCRUTINY AS THE TERRAIN INDUCED CYCLONIC FLOW ENHANCEMENT
COULD RESULT IN A RAPID INCREASE IN CYCLONIC VORTICITY IN AND AROUND
THE LLCC AS THE CIRCULATION APPROACHES THE SOUTHERN MALAY PENINSULA.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 22 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 UPGRADED TO LOW.
(3) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE.
B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY:
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 94P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR
13.3S 138.9E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.1S 138.8E, APPROXIMATELY 183 NM
EAST OF WEIPA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS
FLARING, DISORGANIZED CONVECTION SCATTERED OVER AN ELONGATED AREA OF
LOW-LEVEL ROTATION EVIDENT IN A 200024Z ASCAT-B IMAGE. LOW-LEVEL
TROUGHING EXTENDS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO THE SOUTHWEST, THROUGH THE
LLCC THAT DEFINES 94P. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE
CONDITIONS FOR INTENSIFICATION WITH LOW (10-15KT) VWS, GOOD UPPER-
LEVEL OUTFLOW, AND WARM (30-31C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL
MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT 94P WILL LIKELY CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AS IT
CURVES EQUATORWARD AND EASTWARD OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA
LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1002 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS
IS LOW.
(2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS.
C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.
3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: DISSIPATED AREA IN PARA. 1.B.(1) AND
UPGRADED AREA IN 1.B.(2) TO LOW.//
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