ABIO10 PGTW 171800 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN/PEARL/HARBOR/HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN/OCEAN/171800Z-181800ZDEC2020// RMKS/ 1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 2. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (135E WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 93S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 7.4S 86.0E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 7.4S 86.8E, APPROXIMATELY 850NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 171255Z SSMIS F-17 91H IMAGE DEPICT A WEAK LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH SOME SHEARED CONVECTION OVERHEAD. A RECENT ASCAT-C IMAGE REVEALS 20-25 KNOT WINDS WRAPPING INTO THE CIRCULATION FROM THE NORTHERN EDGE. INVEST 93S IS CURRENTLY IN A MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, BROAD DIFFLUENCE ALOFT, AND HIGH (30-35 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT SHOWING INVEST 93S TRACKING GENERALLY EASTWARD WITH LITTLE TO NO INTENSIFICATION. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1004 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS LOW. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. // NNNN