WTPN21 PHNC 260430 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 185 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 8.9N 105.9W TO 14.6N 110.0W 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 13 TO 18 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 260000Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 9.0N 106.0W. THE SYSTEM IS QUASI-STATIONARY AT 00 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: AN AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 93E) IS LOCATED NEAR 6.0N 109.0W, APPROXIMATELY 744 NM SOUTHEAST OF CLARION, MEXICO. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A CONSOLIDATING, ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) WITH DISPLACED CONVECTION. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES A MOSTLY FAVORABLE AREA FOR DEVELOPMENT WITH FAIR DIFFLUENT OUTFLOW ALOFT, VERY WARM (29-30C) SEA SURFACE T EMPRATURES LOW TO MODERATE (15-20KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT INVEST 93E WILL MOVE GENERALLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 24-48 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 13 TO 18 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1007 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 270430Z. // NNNN