WTPS21 PGTW 290230 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (INVEST 96P) CANCELLATION// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/280221ZJAN2025// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. REMARKS: THIS CANCELS REF A (WTPS21 PGTW 280230). THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 96P) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 15.9S 145.9E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 17.0N 146.0E, APPROXIMATELY 20 NM EAST SOUTHEAST OF CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS WEAKENED CONVECTION DISPLACED NORTH OF THE LLCC. A 282246Z ASCAT-B PASS INDICATES THE HIGHEST WINDS OF 25 KNOTS WRAPPING INTO THE CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM HAS DRIFTED INTO AN AREA OF MODERATE (20 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS).GLOBAL MODELS INDICATE THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK OVER LAND WITHIN THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. IN VIEW OF THE UNFAVORABLE FORECAST FOR THIS SYSTEM, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS DOWNGRADED TO MEDIUM.// NNNN