ABPW10 PGTW 310600 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND /SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS/310600ZJAN2022-010600ZFEB2022// 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 98P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 14.2S 149.6E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.4S 150.7E, APPROXIMATELY 123 NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF WILLIS ISLAND. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY AND A 0330Z AMSR2 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS A PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTIVE SYSTEM WITH LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) DISPLACED SOUTHWARD FROM THE DEEP CONVECTION. AT 310532Z WILLIS ISLAND REPORTED 17-KNOT WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND A RECENT METOP-B ASCAT PASS SHOWS 15 TO 20-KNOT WINDS ALONG THE EASTERN AND WESTERN PERIPHERIES AROUND AN ELONGATED, PARTLY EXPOSED CIRCULATION UNDER THE DEEP CONVECTION. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH GOOD SOUTHEASTWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT, WARM (30-31C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE OFFSET BY MODERATE (15-20 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT OF GRADUAL DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 48-72 HOURS. 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 UPGRADED TO MEDIUM. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.// NNNN