

THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 13.0S 77.5E,
IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 13.5S 72.8E, APPROXIMATELY 370 NM SOUTH OF DIEGO
GARCIA. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 281311Z SSMI
IMAGE DEPICT A BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WITH FLARING DEEP
CONVECTION. CONVECTION HAS DECREASED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS BUT,
UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WITH AN ANTICYCLONE
EAST OF THE CENTER WITH GOOD DIFFLUENCE ALOFT AND LOW VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20
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 REMAINS POOR.
Seems promising.