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WTXS21 PGTW 20080126 21:00z SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 11.9S 62.3E TO 14.9S 61.2E WITHIN THE NEXT 06 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 IM- AGERY AT 261800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 12.0S 62.3E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 08 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: RECENT METSAT IMAGERY REVEALS A WELL DEVELOPED BAND OF CONVECTION WRAPPING INTO A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH CONVECTION BEGINNING TO FLARE OVER THE CENTER. OBSERVATIONS AND A 261755 ASCAT INDICATE THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE DISTURBANCE. THE DISTURBANCE HAS ALSO MOVED OVER WARM WATERS WITH FAVORABLE OCEAN HEAT CONTENT. THE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO BE FAVORABLE WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW OVER THE DISTURBANCE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1001 MB. DUE TO INCREASED CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED TO GOOD. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 272100Z. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080127 03:00z COR MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// REF/A/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/262051Z JAN 08// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S WARNING NR 001A CORRECTED 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 270000Z --- NEAR 12.7S 62.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 07 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: 12.7S 62.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 13.6S 62.1E 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 VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 14.3S 61.4E 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 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 14.8S 60.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 15.3S 59.8E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 270300Z POSITION NEAR 12.9S 62.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (NONAME) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 680 NM WEST- SOUTWEST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT METSAT IMAGERY INDICATES A WELL- ORGANIZED SYSTEM WITH A CIRRUS CANOPY. THE CANOPY HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO LOCATE THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER AND HAS LOWERED THE CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. THE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT CONTINUES TO PROVIDE FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW WITH LOW TO MODERATE SHEAR VALUES. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TO MID LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE TC CAUSING A MORE SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 12. FAVORABLE OCEAN HEAT CONTENT AND OUTFLOW ALOFT WILL ALLOW TC 14S TO CONTINUE TO STRENGTHENING TROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE DYNAMIC AIDS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH BOTH THE TRACK AND INTENSITY FORECAST. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVPACMETOCCEN 262051Z JAN 08 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS21 PGTW 262100) MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270000Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 271500Z AND 280300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. JUSTIFICATION FOR CORRECTION: CORRECTED SPELLING IN REMARKS.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080127 15:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 002 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 271200Z --- NEAR 13.9S 62.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 190 DEGREES AT 06 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 13.9S 62.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 14.7S 61.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 15.3S 61.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 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 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 15.6S 60.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z --- 16.2S 59.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 271500Z POSITION NEAR 14.1S 62.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 715 NM SOUTHWEST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. A 270954Z AMSRE MICROWAVE PASS SHOWS AN IMPROVING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTION BEGINNING TO ALIGN WITH AND FORM NEAR THE LLCC. THE STORM HAS EXPER- IENCED DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS IN CONVECTION, AND IS CURRENTLY IN A CONVECTIVE MINIMUM. THE STORM HAS GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AS WELL AS WEAK EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. DUE TO THIS UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AT A SLIGHTLY LESS THAN CLIMATOLOGICAL RATE DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE STORM WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE BUILDS IN TO ITS SOUTHEAST. THE AVAILABLE OBJECTIVE AIDS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 271200Z IS 16 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 280300Z AND 281500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080128 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 003 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 280000Z --- NEAR 15.2S 62.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 170 DEGREES AT 07 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 62.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 15.8S 62.4E 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 - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 16.5S 61.4E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z --- 17.4S 60.3E 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 - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 09 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 18.9S 59.1E 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 - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 280300Z POSITION NEAR 15.4S 62.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 550 NM NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT METSAT IMAGERY AND PGTW INTENSITY ESTIMATES INDICATE TC 14S HAS STRENGTHENED WITH PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT AS WELL AS EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. DUE TO THIS FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, THE STORM IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE STORM WILL BEGIN A SOUTH- WESTWARD TRACK AS IT INTERACTS WITH THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE AVAILABLE OBJECTIVE AIDS REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS FORECAST. THIS FORECAST SHIFTS THE EXPECTED TRACK FURTHER SOUTH THAN THE PREVIOUS ONE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 280000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 281500Z AND 290300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080128 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 281200Z --- NEAR 15.0S 62.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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 - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.0S 62.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 15.5S 61.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z --- 16.7S 59.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 18.1S 58.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 09 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z --- 19.7S 57.6E 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 - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 281500Z POSITION NEAR 15.1S 61.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 520 NM NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY SHOWS A WELL DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW ALOFT. AN SSMI/S 281309Z PASS REVEALS AN AREA OF DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LLCC BUT A LACK OF EXTENSIVE SPIRAL BANDING. THE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT WILL PROVIDE CONTINUED EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS A RESULT OF AN ANTICYCLONE ALOFT; HOWEVER, POLEWARD EXHAUST WILL BE LIMITED. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR VALUES WILL ALSO REMAIN LOW TO MODERATE. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. SOME OF THE MODEL FIELDS HINT AT AN INTERACTION BETWEEN TC 14S AND THE REMNANTS OF TC 13S EAST OF MADAGASCAR NEAR TAU 48. IT IS ESTIMATED THE CIRCULATIONS WOULD BE WITHIN 600 NM OF ONE ANOTHER AT THIS POINT, PROVIDED 13S IS ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITSELF AS IT CROSSES OVER THE HIGH TERRAIN OF MADAGASCAR. IF A VIABLE CIRCULATION REMAINS, THEN SOME INTERACTION IS INDEED A POSSIBILITY BEYOND TAU 48, WITH 14S BEING THE DOMINANT CYCLONE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 281200Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 290300Z AND 291500Z. REFER TO THE TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FINAL WARNING.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080129 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 290000Z --- NEAR 14.6S 61.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED 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 - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.6S 61.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z --- 15.1S 61.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 16.4S 60.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 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: 210 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z --- 18.5S 58.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 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 48 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z --- 20.7S 57.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 290300Z POSITION NEAR 14.7S 61.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 535 NM NORTH- EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 282128Z AMSR-E IMAGE INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO CONSOLIDATE OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND INTENSIFY WITH TIGHTLY-CURVED CONVECTIVE BANDING AND A BANDING EYE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS GOOD DUAL OUTFLOW WITH POLEWARD OUTFLOW IMPROVING OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. TC 14S HAS SLOWED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND IS TRACK- ING ERRATICALLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD WITHIN A WEAK STEERING ENVIRON- MENT. CURRENT MODEL FIELDS SUGGEST THIS SLOW MOVEMENT MAY CONTINUE THROUGH TAU 12, BUT ALSO INDICATE THAT THE STEERING RIDGE EAST OF TC 14S WILL STRENGTHEN BY TAU 24 AND ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO ACCEL- ERATE SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD. MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS A SLOW INTENSIF- ICATION WITH PEAK INTENSITY OF 90 KNOTS. THERE IS A SLIGHT POSSIBILITY THAT THE SYSTEM MAY INTERACT WITH THE REMNANTS OF TC 13S, WHICH JUST MOVED BACK OVER WATER EAST OF MADAGASCAR, HOWEVER TC 14S IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON THE MODEL CONSENSUS BUT IS SLIGHTLY SLOWER DUE TO THE WEAK STEERING ENVIRON- MENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 290000Z IS 23 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 291500Z AND 300300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080129 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 006 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 291200Z --- NEAR 14.8S 61.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 05 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 - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.8S 61.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 15.8S 60.1E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z --- 17.3S 59.1E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z --- 19.4S 58.2E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z --- 21.6S 57.4E 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 - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 291500Z POSITION NEAR 15.1S 60.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 490 NM NORTH- EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 291255Z SSMI IMAGE INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO CONSOLIDATE AND INTENSIFY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS GOOD OUTFLOW IN THE UPPER LEVELS. TRACK SPEED HAS INCREASED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS WITH THE SYSTEM BEGINNING TO TRACK SOUTH- WESTWARD DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST. MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORTS A SLOW INTENSIFICATION WITH PEAK INTENSITY OF 90 KNOTS. THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERACTION WITH THE REMNANTS OF TC 13S STILL EXISTS BEGINNING NEAR TAU 36, HOWEVER TC 14S IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. THIS FORECAST IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH AVAILABLE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 291200Z IS 25 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 300300Z AND 301500Z. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080130 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 007 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 300000Z --- NEAR 15.2S 60.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 05 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 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 60.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z --- 16.6S 59.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z --- 18.3S 58.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z --- 20.2S 58.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z --- 22.4S 57.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 300300Z POSITION NEAR 15.6S 60.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 450 NM NORTH- EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 292146Z AMSU IMAGE REVEAL THAT THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. DEEP CONVECTION IS PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN SEMI- CIRCLE WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) POSITIONED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING. CURRENT DVORAK ESTIM- ATES RANGE FROM 77 TO 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS FAIR OUTFLOW ALOFT, MAINLY SINGLE-CHANNEL, EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW WITH RESTRICTED POLEWARD OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER- LEVEL ANTICYCLONE DISPLACED EAST OF THE SYSTEM. REANALYSIS OF SATELLITE IMAGERY FROM 29/0600Z TO 29/1200Z INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM PEAKED NEAR 102-115 KNOTS BASED ON THE DVORAK ANALYSIS. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE AND TRACK SOUTHWARD DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST AND THE AVAILABLE DYNAMIC AIDS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS FORECAST. INTENSITY MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERACTION WITH THE REMNANTS OF TC 13S STILL EXISTS BEGINNING NEAR TAU 36, HOWEVER TC 14S IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT SYSTEM AND SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIF- ICANTLY IMPACTED. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 300000Z IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 301500Z AND 310300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080130 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 008 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 301200Z --- NEAR 16.6S 60.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 190 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S 60.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z --- 18.1S 59.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z --- 20.2S 59.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z --- 22.4S 59.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z --- 24.8S 59.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 301500Z POSITION NEAR 17.0S 59.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 380 NM NORTH- EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 301023Z AMSU IMAGE REVEAL THAT THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. DEEP CONVECTION IS PRIMARILY CONFINED TO THE NORTHERN SEMI- CIRCLE WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) POSITIONED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING. CURRENT DVORAK ESTIM- ATES RANGE FROM 65 TO 77 KNOTS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS FAIR OUTFLOW ALOFT, MAINLY SINGLE-CHANNEL, EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW WITH RESTRICTED POLEWARD OUTFLOW. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO ACCELERATE AND TRACK SOUTHWARD DUE TO THE STRENGTHENING STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST AND THE AVAILABLE DYNAMIC AIDS ARE IN GOOD AGREE- MENT WITH THIS FORECAST. INTENSITY MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION TOWARD THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM MOVES SOUTH AND ENCOUNTERS INCREASED WESTERLY FLOW. THE POSSIBILITY OF INTERACTION WITH THE REMNANTS OF TC 13S STILL EXISTS BEGINNING NEAR TAU 24, HOWEVER TC 14S IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN THE DOMINANT SYS- TEM AND SHOULD NOT BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 301200Z IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 310300Z AND 311500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080131 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/WTXS32 PGTW 310300 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 009 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 310000Z --- NEAR 18.4S 59.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 190 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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 - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 18.4S 59.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 311200Z --- 20.9S 59.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 190 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z --- 23.5S 58.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z --- 25.7S 58.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z --- 27.9S 58.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 310300Z POSITION NEAR 19.0S 59.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 295 NM NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT METSAT IMAGERY ALONG WITH PGTW AND FMEE FIXES INDICATE THE SYSTEM HAS INCREASED IN TRACK SPEED AND WEAKENED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE INCREASE IN TRACK SPEED IS DUE TO THE MIDLATTITUDE TROUGH TO THE SOUTH STRENGTHENING THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THE DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION WITH TC 13S. THE WEAKENING WAS DUE TO THE COMPETING UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONES OF THE TC 14S AND TC 13S. THE UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE ASSOCIATED WITH TC 13S PREVENTED MOST POLEWARD OUTLFOW OF TC 14S. IN ADDITION, THIS UPPER LEVEL INTERACTION HAS CONFINED MOST OF THE DEEP CONVECTION BANDING TO THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM. EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT STILL PERSISTS AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING SOUTHWARD DUE TO THE STEERING RIDGE TO THE EAST AND CONTINUED INTERACTION WITH TC 13S. AS THE UPPER LEVEL INTERACTION WITH TC 13S SUBSIDES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, CONTINUED EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND FAVORABLE WATERS WILL ALLOW TC 14S TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS FORECAST DUE TO EXCESSIVE UPPER LEVEL INTERACTION WITH TC 13S AND A SLIGHT WEAKENING IN EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. THE AVAILABLE DYNAMIC AIDS ALSO INDICATE THIS CHANGE AND ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER. THE POSSIBILITY OF FURTHER INTERACTION WITH THE TC 13S STILL EXISTS THROUGH TAU 36 AND WILL MONITORED CLOSELY FOR FURTHER IMPACTS TO TC 14S. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 310000Z IS 34 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 311500Z AND 010300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080131 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 010 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 311200Z --- NEAR 22.0S 58.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 200 DEGREES AT 20 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 - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.0S 58.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z --- 25.1S 56.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z --- 27.5S 55.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z --- 29.7S 57.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 18 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z --- 32.3S 60.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 311500Z POSITION NEAR 22.8S 58.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 170 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 20 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. TC 14S HAS ACCELERATED OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AS IT IS BEING PULLED TOWARD TC 13S. MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY CLEARLY INDICATES THE SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY ROTATING CLOCKWISE AROUND EACH OTHER IN A DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION. THE MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TCS 13S AND 14S. HOWEVER, TC 14S HAS MAINTAINED SOME CONVECTION NEAR THE LLCC, WHILE 13S IS EXPOSED. SINCE IT IS CURRENTLY DEEMED STRONGER, 14S IS FORECAST TO BECOME THE PRIMARY CIRCULATION, WHILE 13S DISSIPATES DUE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND/OR BECOMES ABSORBED INTO 14S. THE DYNAMICAL AIDS TRACKERS BEGIN TO FOLLOW THE SAME BROAD, MERGED VORTEX FOR BOTH TCS 13S AND 14S AFTER ABOUT TAU 24. DESPITE THE UNCERTAINTY AS TO WHICH VORTEX WILL BE PRIMARY, THE MODELS DO CONSISTENTLY FORECAST A REMNANT TROPICAL CIRCULATION TO UNDERGO EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION NEAR 30S AROUND TAU 36. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST CALLS FOR TC 14S TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES AWAY FROM THE INFLUENCE OF 13S, THEN ENCOUNTER THE BAROCLINIC ZONE NEAR TAU 36 AND BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. THE MODELS ARE INDICATING SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION AS AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE AFTER THE FORECAST PERIOD. IN ANY EVENT, SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN THE FORECAST OF BOTH 13S AND 14S. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 311200Z IS 25 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 010300Z AND 011500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080201 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 011 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 010000Z --- NEAR 25.0S 55.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 15 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 - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 25.0S 55.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z --- 26.1S 53.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 170 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z --- 28.4S 54.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 135 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z --- 30.3S 56.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 130 DEG/ 16 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z --- 32.3S 59.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 010300Z POSITION NEAR 25.3S 55.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 225 NM SOUTH OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. TC 14S HAS TURNED TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AS IT IS BEING PULLED TOWARD TC 13S. RECENT METSAT IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY ROTATING CLOCKWISE AROUND EACH OTHER IN A DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION. THE MODELS ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY RESOLVING THE INTERACTION BETWEEN TCS 13S AND 14S. HOWEVER, TC 14S HAS MAINTAINED SOME CONVECTION SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE LLCC. OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS, THE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DUE TO FURTHER CYCLONE INTERACTION. AFTER TAU 12, AN APPROACHING MIDLATITUDE TROUGH WILL BEGIN INTERACT WITH TC 14S CAUSING A RECURVE TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST. TC 14S IS EXPECT TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH INCREASES VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. AT TAU 24, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND START EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. BY TAU 48, THE SYSTEM WILL COMPLETE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. THE MAJORITY OF DYNAMICAL AIDS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE EVENTUAL RECURVATURE AND EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY PERSISTS IN THE FORECASTS OF BOTH 13S AND 14S. THE INTENSITY FORECAST HAS CHANGED SIGNIFICANTLY SINCE THE PREVIOUS FORECAST AS THE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 010000Z IS 28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 011500Z AND 020300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080201 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 012 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 011200Z --- NEAR 26.4S 55.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 110 DEGREES AT 06 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 DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.4S 55.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z --- 28.6S 56.6E 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 24 HR POSIT: 145 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z --- 30.6S 58.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 011500Z POSITION NEAR 27.0S 55.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 320 NM SOUTH OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY REVEALS A FULLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH ALL CONVECTION BEING SHEARED OFF TO THE SOUTH IN THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLY FLOW. A MIDLATITUDE TROUGH JUST WEST OF TC 14S IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE HIGHER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR VALUES. BECAUSE OF THIS DISPLACEMENT BETWEEN THE LOWER AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION, A CHANGE FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST PHILOSOPHY IS NOW EXPECTED. A DISSIPATION SCENARIO IS NOW BEING FORECAST VICE AN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. WHILE IT APPEARS THE MID LEVEL WARM CORE MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE MIDLATITUDE TROUGH, THE LLCC IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BEFORE ENCOUNTERING THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY CONTINUES TO EXIST WITH THE FORECAST, ESPECIALLY SINCE THE AVAILABLE MODEL FIELDS ARE NOT INITIALIZING THE DECOUPLING BETWEEN THE LOW AND UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION. IN ANY EVENT, THE STORM IS STILL EXPECTED TO WEAKEN BELOW 35 KNOTS BY TAU 24, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT TRANSITIONS TO EXTRATROPICAL OR NOT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 011200Z IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 020300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (FAME) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20080102 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (GULA) WARNING NR 013 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 020000Z --- NEAR 29.5S 56.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 165 DEGREES AT 22 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 EXTRATROPICAL REPEAT POSIT: 29.5S 56.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z --- 33.3S 59.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 020300Z POSITION NEAR 30.4S 57.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (GULA) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 NM SOUTH OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 22 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE SYSTEM HAS UNDERGONE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AND HAS ACCELERATED. CURRENT ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE STORM HAS BECOME FULLY EXTRATROPICAL AND IS EMBEDDED WITHIN THE MIDLATITUDE FLOW. STRONGER INTERACTION WITH THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES ALLOWED THE STORM TO UNDERGO EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION VICE THE PREVIOUSLY FORECAST DISSIPATION SCENARIO. 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 020000Z IS 14 FEET.//
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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