SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION
ALERT 260621Z SEP 02// WTPN22 PGTW 260630 RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A
LINE FROM 15.9N5 155.4E5 TO 17.8N6 149.0E4 WITHIN THE NEXT 06 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 15 TO 20
KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 260530Z6 INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER
IS LOCATED NEAR 15.9N5 155.1E2. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT
18 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO
WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 270630Z8. //