ABIO10 PGTW 081000 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE INDIAN OCEAN REISSUED/081000Z-081800ZJAN2026// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/080751ZJAN2026// REF/B/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/080951ZJAN2026// NARR/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING. REF B IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. NORTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (MALAY PENINSULA WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 90B) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 5.2N 86.6E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 6.4N 86.5E, APPROXIMATELY 279 NM EAST OF COLOMBO, SRI LANKA. RECENT ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 071505Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS DEPICTS A PATCH OF ELEVATED WINDS (25-30KTS) ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A CONSOLIDATING, MERIDIONALLY ELONGATED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC), OBSCURED BY PERSISTENT CONVECTION. THE ENVIRONMENT IS PARTIALLY FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, WITH STRONG POLEWARD UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OF 28-29C, THOUGH MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (15-20 KNOTS) COULD HINDER INTENSIFICATION BY DISRUPTING CONVECTION. BOTH GLOBAL ENSEMBLE AND DETERMINISTIC MODELS AGREE ON A WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK TOWARD SRI LANKA OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS, WITH ENSEMBLE MODELS, ESPECIALLY THE ECMWF ENSEMBLE, PREDICTING QUICKER AND MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT OF 90B. IN CONTRAST, GFS AND NAVGEM DETERMINISTIC MODELS REMAIN RELUCTANT TO INTENSIFY THE SYSTEM BEYOND 35 KNOTS, WHILE ECMWF SHOWS MODEST CONSOLIDATION, ONLY BRIEFLY REACHING 35 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 27 TO 32 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1005 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO HIGH. SEE REF B (WTIO21 PGTW 081000) FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 2. SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AREA (135E WEST TO COAST OF AFRICA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: (1) AT 08JAN26 0600Z, TROPICAL CYCLONE 12S (JENNA) WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.2S 90.3E, APPROXIMATELY 525 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE COCOS ISLANDS, AND HAD TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 45 KNOTS GUSTING TO 55 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTXS31 PGTW 080900) FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (2) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 1.B.(1) TO HIGH.// NNNN