ABIO10 PGTW 310400 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN /REISSUED/310400ZMAR2022-311800ZAPR2022// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/310151ZMAR2022// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING.// 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: (1) AT 31MAR22 0000Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (HALIMA) WAS LOCATED NEAR 19.3S 83.3E, APPROXIMATELY 965 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, AND HAD TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 45 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTXS32 PGTW 310300) FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 16.8S 110.8E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 18.7S 111.6E, APPROXIMATELY 250 NM NORTHWEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY DEPICTS BROAD CONVECTION IN THE EASTERN PERIPHERY OF A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). A 310225Z METOP-B PASS REVEALS 25KT WINDS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE LLC. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT DEFINED BY ROBUST POLEWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT, LOW (5-10KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 96S WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN COAST OF AUSTRALIA AS IT INTENSIFIES OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 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. 3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 2.B.(1) TO MEDIUM. // NNNN