ABIO10 PGTW 131800 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN/131800Z- 141800ZJAN2023// 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) AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96S) HAS PERSISTED NEAR 7.7S 80.8E, APPROXIMATELY 496 NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY DEEP CONVECTION OVERHEAD. A 131520Z AMSU-B 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS FORMATIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A DEFINED LLCC. A PARTIAL 131540Z ASCAT-B PASS REVEALS AN ELONGATED CIRCULATION WITH A SWATH OF 20- 25 KNOT WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN QUADRANT. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE WITH MODERATE OUTFLOW ALOFT AND WARM (28-29) SST, OFFSET BY LOW TO MODERATE (15-20KT) NORTHEASTERLY VWS. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 96S WILL REMAIN QUASI-STATIONARY OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS BEFORE MEANDERING SOUTHWESTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 22 TO 27 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 LOW. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE.// NNNN