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WTXS22 PGTW 20080421 23:30z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN 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 8.2S 86.9E TO 10.5S 95.2E WITH- IN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY IS- SUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 212230Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 8.4S 87.5E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 11 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 8.6S 86.8E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 8.4S 87.5E, APPROXIMATELY 600 NM WEST- NORTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A SLOWLY CONSOLIDATING DISTURBANCE WITH FORMATIVE CON- VECTIVE BANDING. A 211923Z AMSR-E IMAGE DEPICTS A TIGHTENING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING SOUTH WRAPPING INTO THE WESTERN QUADRANT. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY INDICATES A DEVELOPING ANTICYCLONE OVER THE LLCC AND UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT WITH WEAK TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND FAIR POLEWARD OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY BROAD MIDLATITUDE TROUGHING SOUTHWEST OF THE DISTURBANCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1002 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS GOOD. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 222330Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080422 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// REF/A/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/212321Z APR 08// AMPN/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 29S WARNING NR 001 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 221800Z --- NEAR 8.6S 93.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 105 DEGREES AT 13 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: 8.6S 93.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 9.3S 96.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 105 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 9.8S 98.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 120 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 10.6S 99.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 11.3S 100.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 222100Z POSITION NEAR 8.8S 94.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 29S, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 705 NM WEST OF CHRISTMAS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 221851Z AMSU IMAGE INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS CONSOLIDATED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS WITH IMPROVED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING FROM THE SOUTH INTO THE NORTHERN QUADRANT. A 221210Z QUIKSCAT IMAGE INDICATED 30- 35 KNOT UNFLAGGED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED AMSU IMAGE AS WELL AS SATELLITE POSITION ESTIMATES. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE HIGH END OF DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 30-35 KNOTS AND QUIKSCAT DATA. TC 29S IS FORECAST TO TRACK ALONG THE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL NEAR- EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH THROUGH TAU 36 THEN WILL TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD AND SLOW, SIMILAR TO TC 28S, DUE TO SUBTROPICAL RIDGING POSITIONED TO THE EAST. TC 29S IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY UNDER GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS BUT IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AFTER TAU 24 WITH THE APPROACH AND DEEPENING OF A MID- LATITUDE SHORTWAVE WEST OF THE SYSTEM WHICH WILL PRODUCE INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVPACMETOCCEN 212321Z APR 08 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS22 PGTW 212330). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 221800Z IS 10 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 230900Z AND 232100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 28S (ROSIE) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080423 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// REF/A/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/212321Z APR 08// AMPN/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 29S (DURGA) WARNING NR 002 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 230600Z --- NEAR 9.0S 96.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 095 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 9.0S 96.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 9.7S 98.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 125 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 10.6S 99.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 11.6S 100.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 230900Z POSITION NEAR 9.2S 96.7E. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 230600Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 232100Z AND 240900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 28S (ROSIE) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080423 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 29S (DURGA) WARNING NR 003 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 231800Z --- NEAR 10.0S 97.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 135 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 10.0S 97.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 11.0S 98.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 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 VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 140 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 12.1S 99.6E 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 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 13.9S 100.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 232100Z POSITION NEAR 10.3S 97.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 29S (DURAGO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 135 NM NORTHNORTHEAST OF COCOS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY AND A 231148Z SSMI MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOW DEEP CONVECTION WRAPPING PRIMARILY INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRC- ULATION CENTER (LLCC). TC 29S IS CURRENTLY UNDER HIGH NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WITH DISPLACEMENT OF DEEP CONVECTION TO THE NORTHWEST OF A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LLCC. POLEWARD OUTFLOW IS BEING MARGINALLY ENHANCED BY A MIDLATITUTDE TROUGH LOCATED TO THE SOUTHWEST ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO SUSTAIN THE CURRENT INTENSITY OF 40 KNOTS. THE INTENSITY ESTIMATE IS BASED ON A 230320Z ASCAT IMAGE SHOWING 25 TO 30 KNOT UNFLAGGED WINDS AND MORE RECENT SATELLITE INTENSITY ANALYSES FROM PGTW AND KNES RANGING FROM 35 TO 45 KNOTS. THE STORM WILL TAKE A PROGRESSIVELY MORE SOUTHWARD TRACK IN RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED STEERING INFLUENCE FROM THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE POSITIONED TO THE EAST OF THE STORM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO ENCOUNTER INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR BETWEEN TAU 24 AND TAU 36, AS WELL AS LOWER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT. BOTH OF THESE VARIABLES WILL ULTIMATELY WEAKEN THE SYSTEM BELOW TROPICAL CYCLONE STRENGTH BY TAU 36. THIS CURRENT INTENSITY TREND DEVIATES SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IN RESPONSE TO THE SHEAR GRAD- IENT NOT ADVANCING AS FAR NORTH AS PREVIOUSLY ANTICIPATED. THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE HIGHER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR GRADIENT IS NOT EXPECTED TO DEEPEN SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT PROGRESSES EASTWARD CONFINING HIGHER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR VALUES TO THE SOUTH OF THE FORECAST TRACK. THUS, FORECAST INTENSITIES WILL REFLECT A DELAYED WEAKENING TREND AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE SHEAR GRADIENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTAT 231800Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 240900Z AND 242100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 28S (ROSIE) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080424 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 29S (DURGA) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 240600Z --- NEAR 10.8S 99.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 130 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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: 10.8S 99.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 12.1S 99.8E 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 24 HR POSIT: 170 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 13.8S 100.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 240900Z POSITION NEAR 11.1S 99.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 29S (DURGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE COCOS ISLANDS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. STRONG NORTHEASTLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR INDUCED BY THE PERIPHERAL WINDS OF A SYNOPTIC SCALE, UPPER-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE CONTINUES TO BUFFET THE SYSTEM. AS A RESULT, RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE SOUTHWEST OF A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE INCREASINGLY POLEWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROP- ICAL STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST OF THE STORM. THOUGH STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL PERSIST, FAVORABLE OCEAN HEAT CONTENT AND STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW SHOULD ALLOW THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULA- TION TO MAINTAIN SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS THAT MATCH OR EXCEED THE WARNING THRESHOLD OF 35 KNOTS THROUGH TAU 12. THEREAFTER, A FURTHER INCREASE IN VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASE IN OCEAN HEAT CONTENT WILL INDUCE DISSIPATION BY TAU 24. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 240600Z IS 11 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 242100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 28S (ROSIE) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON THAT SYSTEM.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080424 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 29S (DURGA) WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241800Z --- NEAR 11.9S 99.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 150 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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 DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 11.9S 99.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 13.3S 100.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 242100Z POSITION NEAR 12.3S 99.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 29S (DURGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 170 NM EAST OF COCOS ISLAND, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 241532Z AMSUB MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOW RAPID DISSIPATION OF THE ALREADY SHEARED DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. NO SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION REMAINS NEAR THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE STORM INTENSITY IS CURRENTLY ESTIMATED AT 30 KNOTS BASED ON SCATTEROMETRY DATA AND MORE RECENT SATELLITE INTENSITY ANALYSES FROM PGTW AND KNES RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY BELOW THE WARNING CRITERIA THRESHOLD AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS A MID- LATITUDE TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST AND IMPOSES HIGHER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR VALUES OVER THE SYSTEM. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241800Z IS 11 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 28S (ROSIE) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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