ABPW10 PGTW 020600 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND /SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS/020600Z-030600ZJAN2021// RMKS/ 1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 14.8S 137.0E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 15.6S 137.7E, APPROXIMATELY 112 NM NORTHWEST OF MORNINGTON ISLAND. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY, SUPPORTED BY A 020430Z AMSR2 GW1 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE, DEPICTS A TIGHTENING, PARTIALLY OBSCURED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A FRAGMENTED, BUT ORGANIZING, CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. A 011151Z METOP-A ASCAT PASS REVEALS AN OBLONG, WEAK LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) SURROUNDED BY 5 TO 10 KNOTS OF WIND. 97P IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH EXCELLENT POLEWARD OUTFLOW, MODERATE (15 TO 20 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND VERY WARM (30 TO 31 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 97P WILL TRACK EASTWARD ALONG THE COASTLINE INTENSIFYING TO WARNING CRITERIA IN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO MEDIUM. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.// NNNN