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WTXS21 PGTW 20081218 08:30z SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN A 070 NM RADIUS OF 14.2S 128.4E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 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 IMAGERY AT 180530Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 14.2S 128.5E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING SOUTH- EASTWARD AT 06 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 13.0S 127.8E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.2S 128.5E, APPROXIMATELY 175 NM SOUTH- WEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER THAT IS BEGINNING TO HAVE DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING TOWARDS THE CENTER, WHICH IS ALSO APPARENT IN ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY. THE SYSTEM IS IN AN REGION OF LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WITH FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW SUPPORT AND FAVORABLE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE CURRENT LIMITING FACTOR IS THE SYSTEMS PROXIMITY TO LAND, CURRENTLY BETWEEN 30 TO 60 NM FROM LANDFALL. AT CURRENT TRACK AND SPEED LANDFALL COULD OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 12 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 27 TO 32 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 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 190830Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081218 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 001// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 001 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 181200Z --- NEAR 14.5S 128.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 130 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 14.5S 128.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 14.7S 128.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 15.0S 128.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 15.4S 128.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 181500Z POSITION NEAR 14.5S 128.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 165 NM SOUTHWEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS CONTINUED TO CONSOLIDATE, WITH DEEP CONVECTION PERSISTING AND A SLOWING OF THE TRACK SPEED AS IT HAS STARTED TO TURN SOUTHWARD. THE MOST RECENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES HAD THE SYSTEM AT A MINIMUM OF 30 KNOTS, ALONG WITH COASTAL OBSERVATIONS NEAR TC 05S, THE INTENSITY HAS BEEN CONTINUING TO INCREASE OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOW GOOD OUTFLOW IN THE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD CHANNELS, AND LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE GOOD IN THE VICINITY OF TC 05S HELPING TO INTENSIFY THE SYSTEM. THE ONLY LIMITING FACTOR IS THE PROXIMITY TO LAND. THE FORECAST HAS THE SYSTEM SLOWLY TRACKING TO THE SOUTH AS IT SHIFTS ITS TRACK TO THE SOUTHWEST, WHICH IS IDENTIFIABLE IN RADAR IMAGERY. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN 24 HOURS, LIMITING INTENSIFICATION, AND WILL LEAD TO WEAKENING AS IT TRACKS OVER LAND. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVMARFCSTCEN 180830Z DEC 08 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS21 PGTW 180830) MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181200Z IS 8 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 190300Z AND 191500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081219 03:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 002 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 190000Z --- NEAR 14.7S 128.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 01 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.7S 128.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 14.9S 128.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 15.1S 127.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 15.3S 126.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 190300Z POSITION NEAR 14.7S 128.6E. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190000Z IS 10 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 191500Z AND 200300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081219 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 003 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 191200Z --- NEAR 14.7S 128.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 02 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.7S 128.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 14.8S 128.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 15.0S 127.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 15.1S 127.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 191500Z POSITION NEAR 14.7S 128.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 195 NM SOUTHWEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY ALONG WITH RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT TC 05S HAS STARTED TO PICK UP A WEAK STEERING INFLUENCE THAT IS BEGINNING TO TRACK IT WESTWARD. DEEP CONVECTION REMAINS PERSISTENT OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). TC 05S IS CURRENTLY LOCATED BELOW THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WHICH HAS CONTINUED TO PROVIDE GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW AND LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE LLCC IS LOCATED OVER FAVORABLE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES BUT IS LOCATED WITHIN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LAND. THESE ISSUES WITH HELP TO OFFSET INCREASED DEVELOPMENT OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND UPON LANDFALL INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO SUFFER LEADING TO A DISSIPATION AROUND TAU 36. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191200Z IS 10 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200300Z AND 201500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE- HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081220 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 200000Z --- NEAR 15.1S 127.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 15.1S 127.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 15.5S 126.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.0S 125.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.4S 124.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 17.0S 123.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 18.7S 121.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 200300Z POSITION NEAR 15.2S 127.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 220 NM SOUTHWEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHWEST AT 05 KNOTS FOR THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND WEATHER RADAR REFLECTIVITY LOOP FROM WYNDHAM, AUSTRALIA INDICATE TC 05S HAS MADE LANDFALL AND CONTINUES TO MAINTAIN A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS UNDER A MESOSCALE ANTICYCLONE AND HAS GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW AS EVIDENCED ON ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. INTERACTION WITH THE LANDMASS WILL WEAKEN TC 05S OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS, BUT IT WILL THEN REDEVELOP AS IT EMERGES BACK OVER WATER AFTER TAU 48. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT OVER THE GULF OF JOSEPH BONAPARTE AT 200000Z IS 8 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 201500Z AND 210300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW)FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081220 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 201200Z --- NEAR 15.3S 127.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S 127.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 15.5S 126.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 15.8S 125.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.3S 124.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.9S 122.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 18.3S 121.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- REMARKS: 201500Z POSITION NEAR 15.3S 126.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 280 NM SOUTHWEST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED METSAT IMAGERY AND A WEATHER RADAR REFLECTIVITY LOOP FROM WYNDHAM, AUSTRALIA INDICATE TC 05S REMAINS OVER LAND AND HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY WITH LITTLE DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE STORM IS TRACKING GENERALLY WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A LOW- TO MID-LEVEL STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. ALTHOUGH THE WELL-DEFINED LLCC REMAINS BENEATH AN UPPER-LEVEL MESOSCALE ANTICYCLONE, INTERACTION WITH THE LANDMASS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN TC 05S OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. AFTER THIS TIME HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP AS IT EMERGES BACK OVER WATER NEAR THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NEXT WARNINGS AT 210300Z AND 211500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081221 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 006// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 006 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 210000Z --- NEAR 15.2S 125.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 125.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 15.3S 124.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 15.5S 123.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.0S 122.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 16.5S 121.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 17.3S 118.8E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 210300Z POSITION NEAR 15.2S 125.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 515 NM NORTHEAST OF PORT HEADLAND, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT RADAR DATA FROM WYNDHAM, AUSTRALIA, AND A 202135Z QUIKSCAT PASS INDICATE THAT TC 05S HAS MAINTAINED GOOD LOW LEVEL STRUCTURE. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH. GENERALLY WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION ALONG THE CURRENT STEERING RIDGE PERIPHERY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC 05S WILL REEMERGE OVER VERY WARM WATER AROUND TAU 12 AND MOVE BENEATH THE AXIS OF AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE, INTO A LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG OUTFLOW ENVIRONMENT. THESE FAVORABLE INFLUENCES WILL ALLOW THE CYCLONE TO STEADILY INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 72. NEXT WARNINGS AT 211500Z AND 220300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON THAT SYSTEM.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081221 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 007 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 211200Z --- NEAR 15.4S 125.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 15.4S 125.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 15.6S 124.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 15.9S 123.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 16.3S 122.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 16.9S 121.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 17.7S 118.6E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 211500Z POSITION NEAR 15.5S 125.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 760 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT RADAR DATA FROM WYNDHAM, AUSTRALIA, AND NEARBY SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT TC 05S HAS MAINTAINED GOOD LOW LEVEL STRUCTURE. INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED UPON THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE OBSERVATIONS TAKEN APPROXIMATELY 60 NM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE STORM CENTER WHICH DEPICT SUSTAINED NORTHWESTERLY WINDS RANGING FROM 17 TO 24 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH. GENERALLY WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION ALONG THE CURRENT STEERING RIDGE PERIPHERY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC 05S WILL REEMERGE OVER VERY WARM WATER NEAR TAU 12 AND MOVE BENEATH THE AXIS OF AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE, INTO A LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG OUTFLOW ENVIRONMENT. THESE FAVORABLE INFLUENCES WILL ALLOW THE CYCLONE TO STEADILY INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 72. NEXT WARNINGS AT 220300Z AND 221500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 04S (CINDA) WARNINGS (WTXS31 PGTW) FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON THAT SYSTEM. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081222 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 008// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 220000Z --- NEAR 15.5S 124.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 05 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 - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.5S 124.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 15.8S 123.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 16.2S 121.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 16.6S 120.6E 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 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 16.9S 119.4E 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 17.3S 117.4E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 220300Z POSITION NEAR 15.6S 124.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 700 NM EAST- NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 05S HAS CROSSED THE KIMBERLY COAST INTO THE INDIAN OCEAN NEAR KURI BAY. TC 05S CONTINUES TO TRACK GENERALLY WESTWARD ON THE EQUATORWARD PERIPHERY OF THE MID-LEVEL STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST OVER CENTRAL AUSTRALIA, WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE A WESTWARD TRACK THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. TROUGHING TO THE SOUTHWEST OF AUSTRALIA IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF THE STEERING RIDGE TO RETREAT EASTWARD NEAR TAU 24, RESULTING IN A MORE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK. INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW, DUE TO INTERACTION WITH LAND IN THE THE NEAR TERM, AND INHIBITION DUE TO THE DEVELOPING SYSTEM IN THE GULF OF CARPENTARIA. AFTER TAU 48, INTENSIFICATION WILL CONTINUE TO BE SLOW DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WINDSHEAR AND DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 220000Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 221500Z AND 230300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081222 15:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 009 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 221200Z --- NEAR 16.3S 123.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.3S 123.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 16.7S 122.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 17.3S 121.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 17.7S 120.5E 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 17.7S 119.2E 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 - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 17.4S 116.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 221500Z POSITION NEAR 16.4S 123.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 640 NM EAST- NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM HAS TRACKED SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST CLOSER TO THE KIMBERLY COASTLINE. AS A RESULT, INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND APRF HAVE STEADIED AROUND A 35 TO 45 KNOT SYSTEM OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE BROOME RADAR LOOP INDICATING THE TIGHTEST TURNING TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LEVEQUE, WITHIN CONE BAY. TO A LESSER DEGREE INFRARED POSITION FIXES FROM PGTW AND APRF HAVE ALSO SUPPLEMENTED IN POSITIONING OF THE CYCLONE. THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED EQUATORWARD OF THE MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE THAT IS CURRENTLY ORIENTED NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST. THIS ORIENTATION WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT MORE EAST TO WEST AFTER TAU 36 IN RESPONSE TO PREVAILING EAST TO SOUTH- EASTERLY FLOW IN THE MID TO UPPER LEVELS. THIS FLOW WILL FACILITATE FURTHER SEPARATION DISTANCE FROM THE COAST ALLOWING THE CYCLONE TO MAKE SWIFT INTENSITY GAINS IN FAVORABLE SEAS AND UNDER CONDUCIVE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS. THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON THE CONSENSUS OF THE AVAILABLE MODEL AIDS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 221200Z IS 13 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 230300Z AND 231500Z. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081223 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 010// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 230000Z --- NEAR 17.3S 122.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.3S 122.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 18.1S 120.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 18.0S 119.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 17.8S 117.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 17.2S 115.2E 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z --- 15.6S 111.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 230300Z POSITION NEAR 17.5S 121.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 525 NM EAST- NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE TWELVE-HOUR TIME LAPSE ON ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND WEATHER RADAR COMPOSITE REFLECTIVITY LOOP FROM BROOME, AUSTRALIA SHOW THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS DRIFTED ACROSS KING SOUND AND IS NOW OVER THE NORTHERN TIP OF DAMPIER PENINSULA. IN ADDITION, SPIRAL BAND CONVECTION AROUND THE LLCC THAT HAD DEEPENED OVER THE SOUND HAS SLIGHTLY DECREASED AFTER INTERACTING WITH THE LAND MASS. THE CURRENT CENTRAL WIND SPEED IS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY FIXES FROM PGTW AND APRF, AND EXTRAPOLATED FROM NEARBY SURFACE OBSERVA-TIONS. MID AND UPPER LEVEL ANALYSES INDICATE THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LIGHT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD DIFFLUENCE ALOFT, AS EVIDENCED ON ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. TC 05S IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A 700 MB RIDGE. THIS RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO BUILD AND REORIENT ON A MORE WEST-TO-EAST AXIS AFTER TAU 36 CAUSING THE SYSTEM TO VEER ON A WESTWARD DIRECTION. THIS FLOW WILL HASTEN THE SEPARATION DISTANCE FROM THE COAST ALLOWING THE CYCLONE TO MAKE GRADUAL INTENSITY GAINS OVER WARM SEAS AND UNDER FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS. THE MAJORITY OF FORECAST MODEL AIDS ARE IN AGREEMENT WITH THIS SCENARIO. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 230000Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 231500Z AND 240300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081223 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 011// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 011 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 231200Z --- NEAR 17.7S 120.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.7S 120.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 17.8S 119.5E 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 17.8S 118.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 17.5S 116.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 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 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 17.0S 115.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 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 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z --- 16.6S 113.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 231500Z POSITION NEAR 17.7S 120.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 465 NM NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY FROM BROOME, AUSTRALIA, AS WELL AS MICROWAVE AND GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE POSITION ESTIMATES, INDICATE THAT TC 05S HAS BEGUN AN ANTICIPATED WESTWARD TURN DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE CYCLONE IS NOW TRACKING WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A VERTICALLY DEEP SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENSION TO THE SOUTH. FORWARD MOTION HAS SLOWED AS THE SYSTEM NEARS A WEAKNESS BETWEEN THE CURRENT STEERING RIDGE AND A SECOND SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE WEST. BY TAU 24, THE SECOND RIDGE TO THE WEST IS EXPECTED TO EXERT AN INCREASING INFLUENCE ON STORM MOTION, CARRYING THE SYSTEM ON A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRACK AWAY FROM THE WESTERN AUSTRALIA COAST. THIS TRACK FORECAST IS SUPPORTED BY ALL OF THE AVAILABLE NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE. FORWARD TRACK SPEEDS HAVE BEEN DECREASED SLIGHTLY FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST GIVEN THE CURRENT SLOWDOWN AND THE ANTICIPATED CHANGE OF PRIMARY STEERING INFLUENCE. TC 05S WILL INTENSIFY STEADILY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS THE STORM MOVES UNDER AN UPPER LEVEL ANTICYCLONE AXIS INTO A REGION OF LOW TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR SHEAR AND STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW. AFTER TAU 36, STORM INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE AS INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND PASSAGE OVER SOMEWHAT COOLER WATER TAKE THEIR TOLL. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 231200Z IS 13 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 240300Z AND 241500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081224 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 012// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 012 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 240000Z --- NEAR 17.9S 119.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR 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 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.9S 119.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 18.0S 118.7E 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 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 17.6S 117.1E 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 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 17.1S 115.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z --- 16.6S 114.1E 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 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z --- 16.4S 112.0E 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 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 240300Z POSITION NEAR 17.9S 119.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 405 NM NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS AS SHOWN ON LATEST RADAR IMAGE LOOP FROM BROOME, AUSTRALIA. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDI- CATES THE STORM HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED AS A 6 NM DIAMETER PINHOLE EYE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE LAST FEW HOURS. CURRENT MAX SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY FIXES FROM PGTW AND APRF. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A DEEP SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH ALTHOUGH FORWARD MOTION HAS SLOWED DOWN DUE TO ITS PROXIMITY TO A TROUGH OR WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE. TC 05S IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY STEADILY UP TO TAU 24 AS IT MOVES OVER WARM WATER AND UNDER WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW. AFTER TAU 24, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS BY THE TROUGH AND DRIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AS THE RIDGE BUILDS AND REALIGNS. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS THE ENVIRONMENT BECOMES LESS FAVORABLE WITH INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND COOLER SST. THE MAJORITY OF MODEL GUIDANCE SUPPORT THIS FORECAST SCENARIO. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 240000Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 241500Z AND 250300Z. // ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081224 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 013// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 013 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241200Z --- NEAR 17.8S 118.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 275 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.8S 118.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 17.6S 116.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 17.1S 115.5E 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z --- 16.7S 114.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z --- 16.5S 113.3E 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 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 16.5S 111.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 241500Z POSITION NEAR 17.8S 118.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 360 NM NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE TC HAS CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY, WITH THE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE SUPPORTED BY SATELLITE INTENSITY FIXES FROM PGTW AND APRF. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO DEPICT A WELL-DEFINED EYE AND EXCELLENT POLEWARD OUTFLOW. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A DEEP SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 05S IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A WEST TO WEST- NORTHWEST TRACK THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC 05S IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY THROUGH TAU 12 AS IT CONTINUES TO TRACK OVER WARM WATER AND REMAINS IN AN AREA OF WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. AFTER THIS TIME, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN AS THE ENVIRONMENT SLOWLY BECOMES LESS FAVORABLE WITH IN- CREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND SLIGHTLY LOWER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THIS FORECAST SCENARIO. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241200Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 250300Z AND 251500Z. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081225 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 014// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 014 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 250000Z --- NEAR 17.5S 117.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.5S 117.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 17.1S 116.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z --- 16.8S 115.0E 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 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z --- 16.5S 113.8E 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z --- 16.5S 112.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 16.9S 109.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 250300Z POSITION NEAR 17.4S 117.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 335 NM NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. INTENSITY HAS SEEN A CYCLIC WEAKENING WITH BRIEF INTENSIFICATION OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY HAS SHOWN THAT THE EYE FEATURE HAS SHIFTED FROM A RAGGED EYE TO A CLOUD FILLED EYE AND BACK TO A RAGGED SMALL EYE. DVORAK INTENSITY FIXES HAVE SHOWN A SLIGHT WEAKENING TREND OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON PERSISTENCE, AND THE CYCLIC SHIFTS OBSERVED IN THE STRUCTURE OF TC 05S FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TO THE CURRENT FORECAST. GOOD UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW FROM THE POLEWARD CHANNEL HAS ALLOWED TC 05S TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS, HOWEVER AS TC 05S TRACKS INTO A REGION OF UPPER LEVEL CONVERGENCE OUTFLOW WILL BE DIMINISHED. THE FORECASTED INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK TOWARDS LESS FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTS WITH INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. TC 05S CONTINUES TO BE STEERED BY MID-LEVEL RIDGING SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM AND IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWEST TRACK THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE CURRENT TRACK THROUGH TAU 36, BUT SHOWS LARGER VARIABILITY IN THE POLEWARD TURN BEYOND TAU 36. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 250000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 251500Z AND 260300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081225 15:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 015// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 015 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 251200Z --- NEAR 17.0S 115.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.0S 115.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z --- 16.6S 114.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z --- 16.3S 113.7E 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z --- 16.2S 112.7E 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 16.3S 111.6E 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 16.6S 109.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 251500Z POSITION NEAR 16.9S 115.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 320 NM NORTH- NORTHEAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 05S HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS FROM A MAXIMUM INTENSITY NEAR 105 KNOTS TO THE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 95 KNOTS, BASED UPON A RANGE OF DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM 4.5 (PGTW) TO 6.0 (KNES). THE EYE FEATURE EVIDENT IN ANIMATED INFRARED AND MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY HAS NOW BECOME CLOUD FILLED, INDICATING SOME WEAKENING HAS OCCURRED; HOWEVER, TC 05S HAS UNDERGONE CYCLIC STRENGTHENING AND WEAKENING EPISODES OVER THE PAST 36 HOURS, SO SLIGHT NEAR TERM INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE. THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO TRACK TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST ON AN EXTENSION OF SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE TRACK WILL BECOME MORE WESTERLY NEAR TAU 24 AS TROUGHING APPROACHES THE WESTERN COAST OF AUSTRALIA. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO A WESTWARD TO WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 36 AS THE TROUGH DEEPENS. INTENSITY WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN AFTER TAU 12 AS THE APPROACHING TROUGH INCREASES VERTICAL WINDSHEAR AND THE CONTINUED WESTWARD TRACK BRINGS THE SYSTEM OVER LOWER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND LOWER OCEAN HEAT CONTENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 251200Z IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 260300Z AND 261500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081226 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 016 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 260000Z --- NEAR 16.2S 114.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 310 DEGREES AT 06 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 - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S 114.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z --- 15.6S 113.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z --- 15.4S 112.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 15.5S 111.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 16.0S 110.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 260300Z POSITION NEAR 16.0S 114.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 360 NM NORTH OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND REC- ENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS CONTINUED TO WEAK- EN WITH DECAY OF DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT POSITION AND 12-HOUR MOTION BASED ON A WELL-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) IN 36/37 GHZ IMAGERY, PARTICULARLY A 26/0002Z SSMIS IMAGE WHICH SHOWS TIGHTLY CURVED BANDING (TCB) WRAPPING INTO THE CENTER. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE HIGH SIDE OF DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 77 TO 90 KNOTS DUE TO THE TCB AND WELL-DEFINED NATURE OF THE LLCC. TC 05S IS TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE MID- LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHWEST AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 24 ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR. AFTER TAU 24-36, THE STR IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN DUE TO AN APPROACHING SHORTWAVE TROUGH AND WILL TRACK ON A MORE WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO WEAKEN THROUGH THE PERIOD DUE TO MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, MARGINAL OCEAN HEAT CONTENT AND SST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 260000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 261500Z AND 270300Z.// ========================================================================= SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 017 WTXS32 PGTW 20081226 15:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 017 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 261200Z --- NEAR 15.3S 113.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 07 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 - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S 113.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z --- 15.0S 112.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 15.1S 111.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 15.4S 110.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 16.1S 109.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 261500Z POSITION NEAR 15.2S 113.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 410 NM NORTH OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CYCLONE HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS IN RESPONSE TO HEIGHTENED VERTICAL WINDS SHEAR, MARGINALLY SUSTAINABLE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND LESS THAN OPTIMAL OCEAN HEAT CONTENT. THE INITIAL FORECAST INTENSITY REFLECTS A STEADY WEAKENING WITHIN THE CONFINES OF SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, APRF, AND KNES RANGING FROM 55 TO 77 KNOTS, WHILE THE CURRENT POSITION RELIES HEAVILY ON A 261238Z SSMIS 37 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHEASTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING RIDGE. THE STEERING RIDGE WILL THEN REORIENT AS THE RIDGE CENTER MOVES EASTWARD TOWARDS PERTH, AUSTRALIA, FORCING THE SYSTEM TO TRACK MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTWARD BEYOND 24 HOURS. THE CYCLONE WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE NEXT 2 DAYS DUE TO MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND POOR OCEAN HEAT CONTENT, IN ADDITION TO A SLIGHTLY MORE STABLE AIRMASS ASSOCIATED WITH AN ADVANCING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH TO THE SOUTHWEST.MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 261200Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 270300Z AND 271500Z. ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081227 03:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 018// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 018 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 270000Z --- NEAR 15.2S 113.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 03 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 - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 113.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 15.0S 113.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 15.1S 112.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 15.6S 111.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 16.2S 110.3E 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 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 17.6S 108.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 270300Z POSITION NEAR 15.2S 113.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 420 NM NORTH OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 05S HAS CONTINUED TO WEAKEN OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS AS IT TRACKS INTO MODERATE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. DIMINISHING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST), IN AN ALREADY MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT, HAVE HELPED TO WEAKEN THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND AS THE RIDGE SHIFTS FROM OVER THE EASTERN INDIAN OCEAN TO MOSTLY OVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA, THE TRACK WILL TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST AND BEGIN TO SPEED UP. TC 05S WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY AS IT PROGRESSES INTO STRONGER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND COOLER SST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270000Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 271500Z AND 280300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS32 PGTW 20081227 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 019// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 019 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 270600Z --- NEAR 15.2S 113.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 03 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 - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 113.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271800Z --- 15.3S 112.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 15.6S 111.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 16.0S 110.6E 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 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 290600Z --- 16.6S 109.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 270900Z POSITION NEAR 15.2S 112.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 05S (BILLY) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 425 NM NORTH OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 05S CONTINUES TO STEADILY WEAKEN UNDER THE INFLU- ENCE OF MODERATE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. THIS RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO REORIENT OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, INDUCING A SLIGHTLY SOUTH OF WESTWARD TRACK OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS. PERSISTENT EASTERLY SHEAR AND PASSAGE ACROSS OCEAN WATER WITH MARGINAL SURFACE TEMPERATURE WILL CONTINUE THE WEAKENING TREND THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW THE WARNING THRESHOLD OF 35 KNOTS BY TAU 48. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270600Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 272100Z AND 280900Z.// ========================================================================= SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 020 WTXS32 PGTW 20081227 21:00z 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 05S (BILLY) WARNING NR 020 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 271800Z --- NEAR 15.0S 112.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 01 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: 15.0S 112.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 280600Z --- 14.8S 112.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 01 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 281800Z --- 14.6S 112.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 272100Z POSITION NEAR 15.0S 112.7E. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONI- TORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 271800Z IS 12 FEET.
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
Document: tropical_cyclone_billy_jtwc_advisories.htm
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