WDPN32 PGTW 160300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 08W WARNING
NR 08//
RMKS//
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 08W (GAEMI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 45 NM WEST-
NORTHWEST OF KADENA AB, HAS TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 19
KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE
IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM IS UNDERGOING EXTRA-TROPICAL
TRANSITION (ETT) WITH A FRONTAL STRUCTURE AND DEEP CONVECTION
SHEARED OVER THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT. A 152216Z SSMIS 91GHZ
IMAGE AND RADAR IMAGERY ALSO SHOW THE FRONTAL STRUCTURE WITH A
PARTIALLY-EXPOSED, BROAD LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC)
POSITIONED OVER THE WESTERN EDGE OF AN AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION. DUE
TO THE BROAD NATURE OF THE LLCC, THERE IS INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN
THE CURRENT POSITION AND TRACK SPEEDS. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS
ASSESSED AT 35 KNOTS BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM NAHA AND
KADENA AB INDICATING PEAK SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS OF 30-35 KNOTS.
OVERALL, THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE HYBRID CHARACTERISTICS
WITH ASCAT IMAGERY SHOWING A FAIRLY SMALL RADIUS OF MAXIMUM WINDS OF
40-50NM, WHICH IS MORE TYPICAL OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. HOWEVER, A
RECENT AMSU TEMPERATURE ANOMALY CROSS-SECTION NOW INDICATES A
BROADENING WARM ANOMALY TYPICAL WITH ETT. THE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY
LOCATED UNDER AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WITH STRONG (30 TO 40 KNOTS)
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.
3. FORECAST REASONING.
A. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE
PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. THE 34-KNOT WIND RADII HAVE
BEEN ADJUSTED SMALLER BASED ON A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF ASCAT IMAGERY
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS.
B. TS 08W WILL MAINTAIN A QUICK NORTHEASTWARD TRACK OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AND IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE ETT BY
TAU 24. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF HWRF, DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A 80-NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 24,
THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK.
IN GENERAL, THE DYNAMIC MODELS ARE DIVERGING AS THE SYSTEM BECOMES
EXTRA-TROPICAL AND SEVERAL MODELS ARE TRACKING THE SYSTEM POLEWARD
INTO THE MIDLATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THE JTWC FORECAST IS ON THE
SOUTHERN EDGE OF THE AIDS ENVELOPE AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST.//
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