ABIO10 PGTW 121800 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN/PEARL/HARBOR/HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN/121800Z-131800ZFEB2022// 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 94S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR12.1S 63.1E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.2S 62.2E, APPROXIMATELY 444NM NORTH-NORTHEAST OF MAURITIUS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW BUILDING CONVECTION OBSCURING THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). A BULLSEYE 121441Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE REVEALS A CONTINUING IMPROVEMENT IN CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION, WITH A STRONG FEEDER BAND PERSISTING OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE LLC. UNFORTUNATELY, NO ASCAT DATA WAS AVAILABLE DURING THIS TIMEFRAME. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES MARGINAL TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT WITH WARM (28-29C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST), LOW - MODERATE (15-20 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) OFFSET BY WEAK RADIAL OUTFLOW. GFS HAS BACKED OFF COMPLETELY, NOT DEPICTING THE STORM TO REACH TROPICAL CYCLONE STRENGTH BEFORE IT MAKES LANDFALL. ECMWF IS PERSISTING WITH ITS SOLUTION OF TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 48-72HRS. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY AS THERE REMAINS A CHANCE FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 94S AS IT CONTINUES TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD INTO A MORE FAVORABLE AREA OF WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1003 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS MEDIUM. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.// NNNN