MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN
/REISSUED/210730Z-211800ZAPR2018//
(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96S) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 4.1S
77.2E, APPROXIMATELY 341 NM NORTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS BROAD TURNING WITH
PERSISTENT CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE OF A
CONSOLIDATING LLCC. A 210354Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS
DEEP CONVECTION WITH OBVIOUS BANDING INTO THE LLCC. THE CURRENT
UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT IS CHARACTERIZED BY MODERATE VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR (15-20KTS) WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING INTO MORE FAVORABLE SHEAR
AND GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW WHICH IS AIDING DEVELOPMENT. SSTS ARE WARM
(28-29C) WHICH WILL ALSO SUPPORT FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. GLOBAL MODELS
ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH DEPICTING THE SYSTEM MOVING ON A WESTWARD THEN
SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT OCCURRING
BEYOND TAU 30. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20
TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS MEDIUM.
