WTPN21 PHNC 241430 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// REF/A/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/231421Z JUN 21// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PHNC 231430)// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 150 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 13.1N 98.1W TO 15.6N 103.0W WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 241200Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 13.3N 98.4W. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS:ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DISORGANIZED CONVECTION IN THE VICINITY OF MID LEVEL CLOUD LINES THAT WRAP INTO A BROAD AREA OF CYCLONIC TURNING. ANALYSIS OF THE SYSTEM STRUCTURE DEPICTED IN THE 37GHZ AND 91GHZ CHANNELS OF A 231105Z SSMIS PASS REVEAL DISORGANIZED CONVECTIVE BANDS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM CENTER. THE ENVIRONMENT IS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH LOW (5-10 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, WARM (28-29 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE VALUES AND A POINT SOURCE SITUATED OVERHEAD THAT IS SUPPORTING DIFFLUENT OUTFLOW ALOFT. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 95E WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, HOWEVER SOLUTIONS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY ON THE TIMING OF THIS INTENSIFICATION TREND. 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 IS HIGH. THIS SUPERSEDES REF A. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 251430Z. // NNNN