WTPN21 PGTW 181400 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (INVEST 92W)// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 125 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.1N 146.1E TO 13.4N 140.0E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 18 TO 23 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 061812Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 12.1N 146.0E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 92W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 12.0N 147.7E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 12.1N 146.0E, APPROXIMATELY 108 NM SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY (EIR) DEPICTS PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION OBSCURING A CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES CONDITIONS FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT, WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (5-10 KTS), MODERATE POLEWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT, AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (29- 30 C). GLOBAL DETERMINISTIC AND ENSEMBLE GUIDANCE GENERALLY AGREES ON FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE SYSTEM CONSOLIDATES AND INTENSIFIES WHILE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 18 TO 23 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 HIGH. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 191400Z.// NNNN