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WTPN31 PGTW 220900 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W (TWENTYSIX) WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 220600Z --- NEAR 7.5N 148.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 335 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 7.5N 148.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 8.0N 148.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 8.6N 147.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 9.2N 146.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 10.0N 145.8E 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 - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 11.7N 143.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 08 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 14.0N 141.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 270600Z --- 17.1N 139.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- REMARKS: 220900Z POSITION NEAR 7.6N 148.4E. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 26W (TWENTY-SIX), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 410 NM SOUTHEAST OF GUAM, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS STARTED TO WRAP INTO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEM'S POLEWARD OUTFLOW INTO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW HAS IMPROVED. ADDITIONALLY, UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM HAS AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AND IS IN AN AREA OF MINIMAL VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. A 220544Z TRMM MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS TIGHTLY CURVED BANDING AND THE DVORAK ESTIMATE FROM PGTW IS UP TO 30 KNOTS. TD 26W IS TRACKING SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD UNDER COMPETING STEERING INFLUENCES AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DOING SO OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS. AFTER TAU 48, THE STEERING INFLUENCE WILL BECOME MORE DEFINED (THE MID- LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST) AS THE CYCLONE INTENSIFIES AND BUILDS VERTICALLY. ACCORDINGLY, THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND INTENSIFY TO TYPHOON STRENGTH DUE TO IMPROVED POLEWARD OUTFLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 220600Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 221500Z, 222100Z, 230300Z AND 230900Z.// NNNN
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