(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 92W) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 5.4N 166.6E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 2.2N 166.4E, APPROXIMATELY 271 NM SOUTHEAST OF KOSRAE. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A BROAD AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC), WITH POCKETS OF FLARING CONVECTION OVER AND AROUND THE LLC. A 170442Z SSMIS F-16 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS SPOTTED DEEP CONVECTION CONSTITUTING POSSIBLE FORMATIVE BANDING. A 162228Z METOP-A ASCAT PASS SHOWS A VERY WEAK, ELONGATED LLC SURROUNDED BY 10 TO 15 KNOT WINDS. 92W IS CURRENTLY IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH EXCELLENT RADIAL OUTFLOW, LOW (5 TO 10 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND VERY WARM (30 TO 32 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 92W WILL TRACK WESTWARD WITH MINIMAL INTENSIFICATION BEFORE CURVING TO THE NORTH AND BEGINNING QUICKER INTENSIFICATION. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS LOW.