
WTPN22 PGTW 281700
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
RMKS/
REF/A/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/280621Z SEP 08//
AMPN/REF IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PGTW 280630)//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
200 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 8.2N 137.1E TO 12.1N 130.6E
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 IM-
AGERY AT 281600Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 8.3N 136.7E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 09
KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 8.1N
138.4E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 8.3N 136.7E, APPROXIMATELY 140 NM EAST-
NORTHEAST OF KOROR. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE INDICATES SLOW
CONSOLIDATION WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) LOCAT-
ED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF A DEEP CONVECTIVE BURST. A 280922Z SSMI
37 GHZ IMAGE INDICATED WEAK CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE WESTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND HINTS AT A DEVELOPING SYSTEM. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
FROM KOROR AND YAP INDICATED SLP NEAR 1008 MB WITH 2 TO 2.5 MB
24-HOUR PRESSURE FALLS WITH HIGHER WINDS REPORTED AT YAP BUT
CURRENTLY ESE AT 10-15 KNOTS. OVERALL, THE UPPER-LEVEL ENVIRON-
MENT IS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH AN ANTICYCLONE OVER THE
CENTER AND WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY
DEPICTS ENHANCED POLEWARD OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY THE TROPICAL UPPER
TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 15-20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL
PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1007 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS IS GOOD.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED
BY 291700Z.
4. SEE REF A FOR DETAILS ON A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT
LOCATED NEAR 14.7N 112.4E.//