WTPN21 PGTW 031400

REF/A/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/031400Z FEB 26//

AMPN/REF IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PGTW 031400)//

RMKS/

1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN

120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 9.1N 135.0E TO 7.6N 128.5E

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 23 TO 28 KNOTS. METSAT

IMAGERY AT 031200Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED

NEAR 9.1N 135.0E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS.

2. REMARKS:

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 23 TO 28 KNOTS.

MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1001 MB. THE

POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE

WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH. THIS SUPERSEDES REF A.

3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 041400Z.

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9426020206  69N1400E  15

9426020212  76N1392E  15

9426020218  82N1376E  15

9426020300  86N1361E  25

9426020306  90N1356E  25

9426020312  91N1350E  25

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