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WTXS31 PGTW 20150405 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) WARNING NR 001// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) 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: 051800Z --- NEAR 12.7S 87.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 140 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 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 - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 12.7S 87.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 060600Z --- 14.1S 89.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 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 - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 061800Z --- 15.9S 91.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 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 36 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 16 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 070600Z --- 18.1S 93.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 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 - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 17 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z --- 20.5S 95.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 24 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 26.6S 104.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 24 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z --- 32.9S 112.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 052100Z POSITION NEAR 13.1S 88.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (TWENTYONE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 535 NM WEST OF COCOS ISLAND, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS RAPIDLY DEEPENED AS A SOLID CONVECTIVE BAND SPIRALED TIGHTER INTO A WELL-DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE ABOVE ANIMATION AND ON A LLCC FEATURE IN THE 051545Z AMSUB MICROWAVE PASS. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS HELD SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN THE CONSENSUS OF AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES TO REFLECT THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TC 21S IS 05 DEGREES SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) OFFSET BY GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. IT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THIS TRACK THROUGHOUT ITS LIFESPAN. INCREASING VWS, AS THE SYSTEM MOVES POLEWARD, IN ADDITION TO COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, WILL GRADUALLY ERODE THE TC TOWARDS ITS DISSIPATION BY TAU 96 - POSSIBLY SOONER. THERE IS A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF AVAILABLE NUMERIC GUIDANCE, LENDING LOW CONFIDENCE TO THE INITIAL JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 051800Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 060900Z AND 062100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20150406 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 002// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 002 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 060600Z --- NEAR 14.2S 89.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 145 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.2S 89.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 061800Z --- 15.7S 90.5E 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 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 16 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 070600Z --- 18.1S 92.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 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 36 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 16 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z --- 20.3S 95.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 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: 130 DEG/ 18 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z --- 22.5S 98.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 18 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z --- 26.5S 104.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 19 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 100600Z --- 31.1S 111.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 060900Z POSITION NEAR 14.6S 89.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1497 NM WEST- NORTHWEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE RAPIDLY DEEPENING SYSTEM WITH GOOD SPIRALED BANDING WRAPPING TIGHTLY INTO A WELL-DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). IN ADDITION TO THE MSI, A 060231 GPM 36GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A CLEARLY DEFINED MICROWAVE EYE, GIVING GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITIONING OF THE SYSTEM. THE INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS HAS BEEN INCREASED BASED ON CONCURRENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM KNES AND PTGW. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS VIGOROUS POLEWARD OUTFLOW WHICH OFFSETS THE MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWEST PERIPHERY OF AN EXTENSION OF A DEEP- LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. TC 21S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK TO THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE STR CONTINUES TO PROVIDE THE DOMINATE STEERING MECHANISM FOR THE SYSTEM. MODELS SUGGEST THAT THERE WILL BE SOME INCREASE IN THE INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS AS UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW CONTINUES TO AID IN DEVELOPMENT. BEYOND THAT, EXPECT A MARGINAL UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING INCREASING VWS, TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THE SYSTEM THOUGH TAU 48. IN ADDITION TO THE INCREASING VWS, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND OCEAN HEAT CONTENT WILL DECEASE AS THE SYSTEM DROPS POLEWARD OF 24 DEGREES SOUTH, CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO RAPIDLY DISSIPATE WITH COMPLETE DISSIPATION BY TAU 96 AT THE LATEST. NUMERIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY TIGHT AGREEMENT, LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 060600Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 062100Z AND 070900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (TWENTYTWO) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20150406 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 003 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 061800Z --- NEAR 15.9S 91.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 135 DEGREES AT 15 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 015 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.9S 91.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 070600Z --- 18.1S 93.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 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 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z --- 20.1S 95.8E 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 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 16 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z --- 22.2S 98.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 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: 130 DEG/ 18 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 24.5S 101.6E 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 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 18 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z --- 29.0S 107.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 20 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 101800Z --- 34.6S 114.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 062100Z POSITION NEAR 16.5S 91.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (IKOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1352 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS INTENSE SPIRAL BANDING WRAPPING INTO A DEEPENING CENTRAL CORE STRUCTURE SURROUNDING A 5-NM EYE. A 061616Z MHS COMPOSITE IMAGE DEPICTS A WELL-DEFINED MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE WITHIN A SLIGHTLY ASYMMETRIC CONVECTIVE CORE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED EYE FEATURES WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS BEEN RAISED TO 95 KNOTS BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND APRF AS WELL AS SUPPORTED BY A RECENT SATCON INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 101 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM REMAINS IN A MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH A POINT SOURCE JUST TO THE NORTH PROVIDING RADIAL OUTFLOW THAT IS EVIDENT ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. IN ADDITION, A MID-LATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO THE SOUTHWEST IS PROVIDING ENHANCED POLEWARD OUTFLOW, WHILE THE ASSOCIATED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) REMAINS LOW TO MODERATE (10-20 KNOTS). TC IKOLA IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE NEAR EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS STEERING MECHANISM WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. MARGINALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS, ALLOWING TC 21S TO REACH A PEAK INTENSITY OF 105 KNOTS. BEYOND TAU 12, AS TC IKOLA TRACKS SOUTHEASTWARD, THE TROUGH TO THE SOUTHWEST WILL DEEPEN AND INCREASE THE VWS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. IN ADDITION, NEAR TAU 24, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW 26 CELSIUS. THESE POOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN, LEADING TO COMPLETE DISSIPATION BY TAU 96. THE MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT HAS BEEN INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY TO ACCOUNT FOR THE RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM AND A RECENT ALTIMETER PASS NEAR THE CYCLONE. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN VERY TIGHT AGREEMENT, LEADING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 061800Z IS 32 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 070900Z AND 072100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (TWENTYTWO) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20150407 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 070600Z --- NEAR 18.0S 93.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 135 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 010 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 18.0S 93.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z --- 20.2S 95.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 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 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 17 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z --- 22.4S 98.5E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 18 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 24.8S 101.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 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 - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 18 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z --- 27.4S 104.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 19 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 100600Z --- 32.8S 110.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 070900Z POSITION NEAR 18.6S 94.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (IKOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1193 NM WEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS THE EYE HAS BECOME IRREGULAR. A 070325Z METOP-B MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS THE BULK OF THE DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT WRAPPING INTO A WELL-DEFINED MICROWAVE EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE MSI, SATELLITE FIXES FROM PGTW AND KNES WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 95 KNOTS IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM ALL REPORTING AGENCIES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HIGH (20 TO 30 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) OFFSET BY EXCELLENT POLEWARD OUTFLOW. TC IKOLA IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE NEAR EQUATORIAL RIDGE (NER) TO THE NORTHEAST. TC 21S WILL REMAIN ON A SOUTHEASTWARD TRAJECTORY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS STEERING RIDGE. THE COMBINED EFFECT OF INCREASING VWS AND COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THE SYSTEM LEADING TO ITS DISSIPATION BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. AVAILABLE MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT LENDING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST, WHICH IS POSITIONED CLOSE TO MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 070600Z IS 35 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 072100Z AND 080900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (JOALANE) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20150407 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 071800Z --- NEAR 20.4S 96.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 135 DEGREES AT 17 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.4S 96.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z --- 23.1S 99.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 20 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 25.8S 102.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 21 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z --- 28.6S 105.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 24 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 091800Z --- 32.3S 109.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 072100Z POSITION NEAR 21.1S 96.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (IKOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1017 NM WEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 17 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RAPIDLY DETERIORATING STRUCTURE WITH THE BULK OF CONVECTION DISPLACED SOUTHEAST OF A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 071626Z TRMM 85GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE FURTHER DEPICTS THE PARTIALLY EXPOSED LLCC WITH THE WEAKENING CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE PARTIALLY EXPOSED LLCC IN THE AFOREMENTIONED IMAGERY AND FURTHER REFINED AFTER CONDUCTING AN AMBIGUITY ANALYSIS OF A 071550Z SCATTEROMETER PASS WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM ALL REPORTING AGENCIES AND REPRESENTS THE WEAKENING NATURE OF THE CYCLONE. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A POOR ENVIRONMENT WITH THE SYSTEM UNDER THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH; ADVECTING DRY AIR INTO THE CIRCULATION AND PRODUCING HIGH (30-40 KNOT) NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). IN ADDITION, TC 21S HAS MOVED INTO SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SSTS) BELOW 26 CELSIUS. TC IKOLA IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE NEAR EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST. TC 21S WILL REMAIN ON A SOUTHEASTWARD TRAJECTORY UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THIS STEERING RIDGE. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF INCREASING VWS AND FURTHER DECREASING SSTS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN THE SYSTEM, LEADING TO COMPLETE DISSIPATION BY TAU 48. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN VERY TIGHT AGREEMENT LENDING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071800Z IS 32 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 080900Z AND 082100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (JOALANE) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20150408 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 006// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA) WARNING NR 006 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 080600Z --- NEAR 21.2S 98.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 090 DEGREES AT 12 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 DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 21.2S 98.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 23.5S 101.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 080900Z POSITION NEAR 21.8S 99.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (IKOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 866 NM WEST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED EASTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS UNRAVELED AND THE BULK OF THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS DISPLACED 150 NM FROM THE LLCC. A 080308Z ASCAT PASS SHOWED A 30 TO 35 KNOT ELONGATED CIRCULATION WITH A FEW 40 TO 45 KNOT WIND BARBS OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN EDGE. SIGNIFICANTLY STRONG (40 TO 50 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE THE SYSTEM LEADING TO ITS DISSIPATION BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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 080600Z IS 16 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (JOALANE) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.//
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