(1) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) HAS PERSISTED NEAR
22.1N 145.2E, APPROXIMATELY 420 NM NORTH OF SAIPAN. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY, ALONG WITH A 300333Z AMSR2 89GHZ
MICROWAVE IMAGE, DEPICTS MINIMAL DEEP CONVECTION OVERHEAD THE
ANALYZED SURFACE POSITION WHICH IS PLACED IN THE CROOK OF A WEAK
SURFACE TROUGH. HOWEVER, THERE IS PERSISTENT, DEEP CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS LOCATED EAST OF 95W. A 292234Z
PARTIAL METOP-A ASCAT PASS REVEALS THE WEAK SURFACE TROUGH
SURROUNDED BY 5 TO 15 KNOT WINDS. 95W IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE
ENVIRONMENT WITH EXCELLENT EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (29 TO 30
CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES BEING SLIGHTLY OFFSET BY MODERATE
(10 TO 20 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MOST GLOBAL MODELS SHOW MINIMAL
DEVELOPMENT OF 95W WITH A GENERAL TRACK TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER,
ECMWF IS A NOTABLE OUTLIER, SHOWING 95W TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD
BEFORE TURNING ONTO A MORE NORTHWARD TRACK AS IT INTENSIFIES INTO A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE
ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED
TO BE NEAR 1010 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS LOW.
(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 95W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED
NEAR 22.1N 145.2E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 24.9N 145.8E, APPROXIMATELY
247 NM EAST OF IWO TO. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
ALONG WITH A 302111Z SSMIS COMPOSITE 37GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS A
BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLCC) CENTER WITH SIGNIFICANT
CONVERGENCE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMICIRCLE. A 302328Z ASCAT-B IMAGE
DEPICTS A 15-20 KNOT DEVELOPING CIRCULATION ADJACENT TO A SWATH OF
STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE EAST. INVEST 95W IS CURRENTLY IN A
MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH BROAD NORTHERLY DIFFLUENCE,
WARM (30 TO 31 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, AND MODERATE (15-
20KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
SHOWING INVEST 95W DEVELOPING SLOWLY IN THE NEXT TWO DAYS AS THE
SYSTEM TRACKS NORTHWESTWARD. 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 IS UPGRADED TO
MEDIUM.