NW PACIFIC OCEAN - Large System 99W Just North of Equator
An area of convection has persisted near 1.0 degree north and 178.0 degrees east, approximately 540 nautical miles southeast of Majuro. Majuro is a large coral atoll that consists of 64 islands and forms a legislative district of the Ratak Chain of the Marshall Islands.
Satellite imagery shows a massive area of persistent curved convection wrapping into a consolidating low level circulation center that sits just north of the equator. This visible image from NOAA's GOES-15 satellite was taken on Dec. 28, 2015 at 0000 UTC (Dec. 27 at 7 p.m. EST) and shows the large circulation.
Global computer models show further development of this disturbance as it gains latitude and tracks generally westward. Maximum sustained surface winds are estimated at 10 to 15 knots. Minimum sea level pressure is estimated to be near 1003 millibars. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center noted that because of its large size and disorganization, the potential for the development of a significant tropical cyclone within the next 24 hours is low.
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