ABPW10 PGTW 031230 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND SOUTH PACIFIC OCEANS REISSUED/031230Z-040600ZSEP2026// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/030152ZSEP2026// REF/B/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/030751ZSEP2026// NARR/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FINAL WARNING. REF B IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING.// RMKS/ 1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: (1) AT 03SEP26 0000Z, TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL) FINAL WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.8N 117.4E, APPROXIMATELY 198 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG, AND HAD TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTPN32 PGTW 030300) FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM. (2) AT 03SEP26 0600Z, TROPICAL STORM 22W (KROVANH) WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.0N 129.0E, APPROXIMATELY 71 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KADENA AB, AND HAD TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS. SEE REF B (WTPN31 PGTW 030900) FOR FURTHER DETAILS. (3) NO OTHER TROPICAL CYCLONES. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 97W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 15.3N 140.8E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 15.8N 140.3E, APPROXIMATELY 293 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY (EIR) REVEALS A POORLY DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) OBSCURED BY MID- AND HIGH-LEVEL CLOUDS. DEEP CONVECTION HAS PERSISTED FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT ASSOCIATED WITH 97W, REFLECTING AN IMPROVED CONVECTIVE SIGNATURE. A 030005Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS SHOWS A CLOSED SURFACE CIRCULATION WITH 20 KT WINDS ALONG THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. MORE RECENT SCATTEROMETRY DATA INDICATE THAT THE LLCC IS ELONGATED, AND ELEVATED WINDS NOW SPAN TWO- THIRDS OF THE WAY AROUND THE LLCC. OVERALL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE ASSESSED AS MARGINALLY FAVORABLE WITH MODERATE (20-25 KTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, VERY WARM (29-30 C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, IMPROVING EQUATORWARD UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW, AND A ROBUST AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE AREA. GLOBAL MODELS ARE RELATIVELY CONSERVATIVE WITH DEVELOPMENT ON 97W, WITH DETERMINISTIC MODELS MAINTAINING A BROAD CIRCULATION THAT SLIGHTLY CONSOLIDATES OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE TRANSITING 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 UPGRADED TO MEDIUM. (2) NO OTHER SUSPECT AREAS. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 2. SOUTH PACIFIC AREA (WEST COAST OF SOUTH AMERICA TO 135 EAST): A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY: NONE. B. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SUMMARY: NONE. C. SUBTROPICAL SYSTEM SUMMARY: NONE. 3. JUSTIFICATION FOR REISSUE: UPGRADED AREA IN PARA 1.B.(1) TO MEDIUM.// NNNN