B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: AN AREA OF CONVECTION (REMNANTS
OF TC 18P) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 13.3S 127.9E, APPROXIMATELY 215 NM
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION DEVELOPING ALONG THE
SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF A WEAK LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER EVIDENT IN
A 261411Z GPM MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE AND IN RECENT RADAR DATA.
THE CIRCULATION LIES IN AN AREA OF MODERATE NORTHERLY VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR AND STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS
EXPECTED TO PERSIST AS THE CIRCULATION MOVES WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO
20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1009
MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL
CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.