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WTXS21 PGTW 20130210 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 180 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 10.9S 85.1E TO 15.8S 80.8E 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 25 TO 30 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 101430Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 11.6S 84.5E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 9.7S 86.7E IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 11.6S 84.5E, APPROXIMATELY 760 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A RAPIDLY CONSOLIDATING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH IMPROVED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING AND INCREASED CENTRAL CONVECTION. A 101219Z SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A SLIGHTLY ELONGATED LLCC WITH IMPROVED CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WRAPPING INTO THE NORTH QUADRANT. A 100638Z OCEANSAT IMAGE SHOWS AN ELONGATED CIRCULATION WITH 25 TO 30 KNOT WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH NEAR-RADIAL OUTFLOW AND WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. BASED ON THE IMPROVED ORGANIZATION AND AGGRESSIVE MODEL DEVELOPMENT, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 111500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130211 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (FIFTEEN) WARNING NR 001// REF/A/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/101451Z FEB 13// AMPN/REF A IS TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (FIFTEEN) WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 110000Z --- NEAR 12.1S 82.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 12.1S 82.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 111200Z --- 13.2S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 120000Z --- 14.5S 80.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 16.0S 79.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z --- 17.5S 79.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z --- 20.6S 79.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 12 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 24.5S 82.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 27.0S 86.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 110300Z POSITION NEAR 12.4S 82.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (FIFTEEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 650 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED (IR) SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES A RAPIDLY CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING AND INCREASING CENTRAL CONVECTION WHICH IS OBSCURING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. A 102329Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS BROKEN DEEP CONVECTION WRAPPING ALONG THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE SYSTEM. THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION DUE TO THE LLCC BEING OBSCURED IN THE IR IMAGERY AND THE AMBIGUITY IN THE MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 35 KNOTS WHICH IS SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 KNOTS FROM PGTW DUE TO THE OVERALL IMPROVING STRUCTURE. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A DEVELOPING POINT SOURCE NEAR THE SYSTEM AND AMPLE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW WHICH IS BEING ENHANCED BY A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH NEAR THE COAST OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA. TC 15S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING WEST-SOUTHWEST UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A DEEP LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTHEAST. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO TRACK MORE SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 36 ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR. AFTER TAU 36, A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH WILL RE-ORIENT THE STR CAUSING TC 15S TO TRACK MORE SOUTHERLY THROUGH TAU 72, AFTER WHICH, TC 15S WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE AND TRACK WESTERLY AS IT BEGINS TO ENTER THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH TAU 72 UNDER FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS OF LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), WARM (27 TO 29 DEGREES CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES(SSTS), AND AMPLE OUTFLOW. AFTER TAU 72, TC 15S WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS IT ENCOUNTERS HIGHER VWS AND COOLER SSTS, AND BEGINS EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, THEREFORE, THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS CLOSE TO THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS. DUE TO THE LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION, THERE IS OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI 101451Z FEB 13 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS21 PGTW 101500). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 110000Z IS 8 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 111500Z AND 120300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130211 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 002// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 111200Z --- NEAR 13.1S 81.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 13.1S 81.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 120000Z --- 14.5S 80.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 16.0S 79.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z --- 17.7S 79.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z --- 19.9S 79.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 141200Z --- 24.9S 81.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 15 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 28.5S 87.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 111500Z POSITION NEAR 13.4S 81.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 630 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST FEATURE NOW OBSCURING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 111206Z SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE DEPICTS IMPROVED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A WELL-DEFINED LLCC. BASED ON THE TIGHTLY-CURVED BANDING, THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 45 KNOTS BASED ON THE HIGHER END OF DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS. TC 15S IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF A DEEP SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, WHICH IS FORECAST TO ERODE WITH THE APPROACH OF A DEEP MIDLATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS, ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO RE-CURVE INTO THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF RE-CURVATURE AND TRACK SPEEDS IN THE EXTENDED TAUS. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST BASED, IN LARGE PART, ON HIGHER CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 60 UNDER FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL CONDITIONS AND IS FORECAST TO PEAK AT 85 TO 90 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 60, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND COOLER SST (LESS THAN 25C). TC 15S IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) NEAR TAU 72 AND WILL COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 96 AS IT BECOMES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE STRONG MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES AND GAINS FRONTAL CHARACTERISTICS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 111200Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 120300Z AND 121500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130212 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 120000Z --- NEAR 14.4S 80.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 210 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.4S 80.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 15.9S 79.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z --- 17.6S 79.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z --- 19.1S 79.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z --- 21.0S 80.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 24.9S 82.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 15 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 28.0S 88.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 120300Z POSITION NEAR 14.8S 80.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED 650 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CENTRAL CONVECTION HAS EXPANDED AND DEEPENED WHILE MAINTAINING RELATIVE SYMMETRY. THE INITIAL POSITION, BASED ON THE ABOVE ANIMATION AND EXTRAPOLATED FROM A 112059Z AMSU-B MICROWAVE IMAGE, IS PLACED WITH POOR CONFIDENCE DUE TO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION BEING OBSCURED BY THE CENTRAL CONVECTION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND KNES. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS UNDER A RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF LIGHT (05-10 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND EXCELLENT RADIAL OUTFLOW. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE, WHICH IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN WITH THE APPROACH OF A MID-LATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS, ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO RE-CURVE INTO THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 48 UNDER FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL CONDITIONS, PEAKING AT 85 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 48, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN DUE TO INCREASING VWS AND COOLER SST (LESS THAN 25C). TC GINO IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) NEAR TAU 72 AND WILL COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 96 AS IT BECOMES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE TIMING OF RE-CURVATURE AND TRACK SPEEDS IN THE EXTENDED TAUS. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 120000Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 121500Z AND 130300Z. // ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130212 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 004 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 121200Z --- NEAR 16.6S 79.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 210 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S 79.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z --- 18.5S 79.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z --- 20.5S 79.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z --- 22.3S 80.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 141200Z --- 24.3S 81.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 27.4S 85.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 121500Z POSITION NEAR 17.1S 79.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED 700 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS A RAGGED EYE HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS WITH DEEP BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 120819Z 37H TRMM IMAGE SUPPORTS THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS IN ORGANIZATION OBSERVED IN MSI. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A VIGOROUS RADIAL OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A POINT-SOURCE ANTICYCLONE LOCATED OVER THE LLCC, WHICH IS ALSO CREATING A LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) ENVIRONMENT. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND KNES INDICATING 75 KNOTS. TC 15S CONTINUES TO TRACK AROUND THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING AROUND THE STR THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST) ARE CURRENTLY FAVORABLE (28 DEGREES CELSIUS) BUT WILL STEADILY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT 72 HOURS, BECOMING UNFAVORABLE BY TAU 36. IN ADDITION, VWS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AS A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE SOUTHWEST, BECOMING UNFAVORABLE (GREATER THAN 30 KNOTS) BY TAU 48. EXTRA- TROPICAL TRANSITION IS FORECAST TO BEGIN BY TAU 48 AS DECREASING SST VALUES, INCREASING VWS, AND THE APPROACHING TROUGH LEAD TO THE TRANSITION OF THE SYSTEM TO A COLD-CORE LOW BY TAU 72. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 121200Z IS 23 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 130300Z AND 131500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130213 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 130000Z --- NEAR 18.3S 79.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 015 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 18.3S 79.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z --- 20.0S 79.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z --- 21.6S 80.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 141200Z --- 23.5S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 25.3S 83.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 120 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 27.8S 88.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 130300Z POSITION NEAR 18.7S 79.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 790 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDS HAVE WRAPPED TIGHTER INTO A RAGGED EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE ABOVE ANIMATION WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND FMEE. THE SYSTEM IS JUST SOUTH OF A POINT SOURCE IN AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE (10-20 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS); HOWEVER, THE SAME ANTICYCLONIC FLOW IS SUSTAINING THE EXCELLENT RADIAL OUTFLOW OVER THE SYSTEM. THE CYCLONE IS ROUNDING THE WESTERN EDGE OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL HIGH (STH) TO THE EAST. AFTER TAU 24, A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST WILL WEAKEN THE STEERING STH AND CAUSE THE CYCLONE TO DEFLECT SOUTHEASTWARD INTO THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. THE SYSTEM WILL BECOME AN EXTRA-TROPICAL LOW BY TAU 72. CONCURRENTLY, VWS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE AND RAPIDLY WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. TC 15S IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH ITS INITIAL EXPOSURE INTO THE WESTERLIES FURTHER ENHANCING THE EXCELLENT OUTFLOW. THE AVAILABLE NUMERIC GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH WBAR AS THE SOLE RIGHT OUTLIER. GIVEN THE WELL-ESTABLISHED STEERING MECHANISM AND THE TIGHT PACKING OF THE NUMERIC GUIDANCE, THERE REMAINS A HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 130000Z IS 26 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 131500Z AND 140300Z. // ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130213 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 006// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 006 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 131200Z --- NEAR 20.1S 79.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 165 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.1S 79.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z --- 22.2S 80.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 141200Z --- 23.8S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 25.5S 83.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 26.7S 85.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 115 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 28.2S 89.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 131500Z POSITION NEAR 20.6S 79.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 875 NM SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A SLIGHT WEAKENING OF THE DEEPEST AREAS OF CONVECTION AROUND THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC), AND IS SUPPORTED BY THE RECENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND KNES. THE EYE HAS BECOME LESS ORGANIZED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND IS BECOMING OBSCURED BY CONVECTION AS IT IS SHEARED FROM THE BAND ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. A RECENT SERIES OF MICROWAVE IMAGES SUPPORTS THE WEAKENING OF THE EYE IN THE LOW- TO MID-LEVELS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A SLIGHT INCREASE FROM LOW TO MODERATE LEVELS OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) (10 TO 15 KNOTS) AS THE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE HAS BECOME SLIGHTLY DISPLACED TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE LLCC. TC 15S CONTINUES TO TRACK AROUND A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) LOCATED TO THE EAST, AND HAS SHIFTED FROM A SOUTHWESTERN TRACK TO A MORE SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE STR, AN APPROACHING MID- LATITUDE TROUGH WILL QUICKLY LEAD TO STRONG VWS OVER THE LLCC. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE CURRENTLY MARGINAL AND HAS BEEN STEADILY DECLINING OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS, WITH FURTHER COOLING EXPECTED THROUGH TAU 72. THE STEADY WEAKENING TREND AND INCREASING INTERACTION WITH THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 48. ETT WILL BE COMPLETE BY TAU 72 AS VWS AND SST VALUES RAPIDLY DETERIORATE. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 131200Z IS 26 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 140300Z AND 141500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130214 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 007 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 140000Z --- NEAR 22.0S 80.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 170 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.0S 80.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 141200Z --- 24.0S 81.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 25.8S 83.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 26.8S 84.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 27.0S 86.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 140300Z POSITION NEAR 22.5S 80.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 990 NM SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED (IR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TC 15S HAS BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS, HOLDING ONTO A RAGGED 5NM EYE. A RECENT 140018Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS TC 15S REMAINS TIGHTLY WRAPPED BUT THE DEEP CONVECTION IS NOW CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED UPON THE RAGGED EYE SEEN IN THE IR LOOP AND SATELLITE POSITION FIXES FROM PGTW AND KNES. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSED AT 85 KNOTS BASED UPON AN AVERAGE OF DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 77 TO 90 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), NOW AT MODERATE LEVELS (15 TO 25 KNOTS), BUT AMPLE OUTFLOW INTO A SUBTROPICAL JET MAX LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO TRACK ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE STR, LOCATED TO THE EAST, RAPIDLY WEAKENING AS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES DECREASE AND VWS INCREASES DUE TO AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH FROM THE WEST. TC 15S WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) AT TAU 36 AND COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 48. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 140000Z IS 23 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 141500Z AND 150300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130214 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 008// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 141200Z --- NEAR 23.9S 80.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.9S 80.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 25.9S 82.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 27.3S 84.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 27.6S 86.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 26.8S 88.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 141500Z POSITION NEAR 24.4S 81.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1110 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE LLCC. DESPITE THE RECENT WEAKENING TREND, A 141249Z SSMIS IMAGE INDICATES DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING FROM THE EAST QUADRANT INTO THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT AND TIGHTLY-CURVED, SHALLOW BANDING ELSEWHERE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 70 KNOTS BASED ON THE LOWER END OF DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 65 TO 90 KNOTS. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND WILL ENCOUNTER STRONG (40 TO 60 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND COOLER SST (24 TO 25C), WHICH WILL SERVE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 12 AND SHOULD COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 36. THE DYNAMIC MODELS INDICATE A WEAK ETT WITH THE REMNANT LOW BECOMING QUASI-STATIONARY NEAR TAU 36 AND TURNING NORTHWESTWARD AS A STRONG HIGH BUILDS IN TO THE SOUTH. THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO, THEREFORE, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE STRONG VWS AND COOLER SST, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN BELOW 35 KNOTS PRIOR TO COMPLETING ETT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 141200Z IS 21 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 150300Z AND 151500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130215 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 009// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 009 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 150000Z --- NEAR 25.6S 83.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 25.6S 83.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 26.8S 85.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 095 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 26.9S 87.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 150300Z POSITION NEAR 25.9S 83.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1275 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS STARTED TO ELONGATE AND DEEP CONVECTION IS NOW SHEARED 30NM FROM THE LLCC, INDICATIVE OF THE BEGINNING OF EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT). A RECENT 150006Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE ALSO DEPICTS THE BEGINNING OF ETT, AS THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS BECOME CONFINED TO THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT AND DRY AIR IS BEGINNING TO WRAP AROUND THE SYSTEM. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED UPON A BROAD LLCC IN THE MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 50 KNOTS WHICH IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN CONGRUENT DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 KNOTS FROM PGTW AND FMEE. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND CONTINUE TO ENCOUNTER STRONG (40 TO 60 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND COOL SSTS (24 TO 25C), WHICH WILL FURTHER WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. TC 15S WILL CONTINUE ETT THROUGH TAU 12 AND COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 24. THE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO, THEREFORE, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. DUE TO THE STRONG VWS AND COOLER SST, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN BELOW 35 KNOTS PRIOR TO COMPLETING ETT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 150000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 151500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20130215 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 010// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (GINO) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 151200Z --- NEAR 26.4S 86.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 090 DEGREES AT 15 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.4S 86.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 26.4S 87.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 151500Z POSITION NEAR 26.4S 86.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 15S (GINO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1395 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED EASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS AN EXPOSED, BROADENING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH RAPIDLY DECAYING DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED ABOUT 200NM SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THIS RAPID WEAKENING IS ALSO EVIDENT IN A 150846Z AMSU IMAGE SHOWING WEAK CONVECTIVE BANDING. MSI ALSO SHOWS A WEAK FRONTAL STRUCTURE WITH COLD-AIR STRATOCUMULUS ADVECTING INTO THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF THE LLCC. THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION BASED ON MSI. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS EMBEDDED WITHIN STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW AND IS UNDER STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 40 KNOTS, WHICH IS HEDGED SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 35 KNOTS, BASED ON A RECENT SATCON OF 40 KNOTS. TC 15S IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST BASED ON THE AVAILABLE DYNAMIC AIDS, WHICH ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 151200Z IS 15 FEET.//
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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