(2) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 93W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
17.0N 138.7E, APPROXIMATELY 415 NM NORTHWEST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM.
ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS MID-LEVEL CYCLONIC
TURNING WITH INCREASED CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH AN AREA OF BROAD
TROUGHING WHICH IS ENHANCED BY A WESTERLY SURGE OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS AS
SEEN IN AN 110101Z PARTIAL ASCAT PASS. THE OVERALL ENVIRONMENT IS
MARGINALLY-FAVORABLE WITH 10 TO 15 KNOT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD
EQUATORWARD DIVERGENCE ALOFT SUSTAINING THE CURRENT CONVECTION.
GLOBAL MODELS SHOW SOME DEVELOPMENT OF THIS DISTURBANCE AS IT TRACKS
EASTWARD TOWARD THE MARIANAS ISLANDS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE
WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS
ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1007 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.