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WTXS21 PGTW 20110316 22:30z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 14.4S 80.0E TO 16.3S 73.1E 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 27 TO 32 KNOTS. METSAT IM- AGERY AT 161730Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 14.6S 79.6E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 13.2S 83.6E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 14.2S 80.3E, APPROXIMATELY 600 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. FORMATIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A WELL-DEFINED LLCC IS ALSO APPARENT ON A 16/1957Z AMSR MICROWAVE IMAGE. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED JUST EQUATORWARD OF THE RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE (15 TO 20 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (>28 DEGREES CELSIUS) REMAIN FAVORABLE. 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 172230Z. ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110317 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (EIGHTEEN) WARNING NR 001// REF/A/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/162221Z MAR 11// AMPN/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (EIGHTEEN) WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 170600Z --- NEAR 14.8S 76.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 14 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: 14.8S 76.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 15.1S 74.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 15.6S 72.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 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/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 16.4S 70.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 17.3S 67.8E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 19.6S 63.1E 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 12 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 22.2S 58.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 25.4S 55.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- REMARKS: 170900Z POSITION NEAR 14.9S 75.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 NM SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER ASSOCIATED WITH IMPROVED DEEP CONVECTION. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE MSI AND INTERPOLATED FROM A 170307Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND KNES DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 35 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED IN AN AREA OF LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) WITH FAVORABLE POLEWARD OUTFLOW. HOWEVER, AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CAUSING SUBSIDENCE AND INCREASED VERTICAL WIND SHEAR TO THE WEST AND MAY BE HINDERING EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST) ARE FAVORABLE (>26 DEGREES CELSIUS). TC 18S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A LOW- TO MID-LEVEL STEERING RIDGE AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GENERALLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE SYSTEM SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS OVER FAVORABLE SSTS. HOWEVER, THE TROUGH TO THE WEST COULD POTENTIALLY HINDER INTENSIFICATION MORE THAN CURRENTLY FORECAST. AROUND TAU 72, VWS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND CAUSE TC 18S TO BEGIN TO WEAKEN. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT, ALTHOUGH ECMWF IS THE ONLY MODEL THAT CURVES THE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO A WEAKNESS IN THE STEERING RIDGE IN THE LATER TAUS. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVMARFCSTCEN 162221Z MAR 11 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110317 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 002// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 171800Z --- NEAR 15.8S 74.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 240 DEGREES AT 10 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 74.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 16.1S 71.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 16.8S 69.5E 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 - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 17.8S 66.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 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 - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 18.9S 64.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 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 - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 21.5S 59.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 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 - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 10 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 24.1S 56.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 27.0S 53.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- REMARKS: 172100Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 73.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S (CHERONO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 515 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED (IR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON IR IMAGERY AND INTERPOLATED FROM A 171543Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW AND KNES DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 40 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS UNDER A POINT SOURCE WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND FAVORABLE RADIAL OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST) ARE FAVORABLE (>26 DEGREES CELSIUS). TC 18S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A LOW-TO MID-LEVEL STEERING RIDGE AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GENERALLY WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE FIRST 48 HOURS. AS THE SYSTEM INTENSIFIES, THE PRIMARY STEERING MECHANISM WILL BECOME MORE MID-TO UPPER LEVEL AND RESULT IN A MORE SOUTHWESTERLY TRACK FOR 18S. AROUND TAU 72, VWS ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE TC 18S TO BEGIN WEAKENING. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH 48HRS, HOWEVER ECMWF AND GFDN CURVE THE SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH IN RESPONSE TO A WEAKNESS IN THE STEERING RIDGE IN LATER TAUS. EGRR SOLUTIONS TREND MORE NORTHWARD, INDICATING POTENTIAL STRENGTHENING OF THE RIDGE NEAR MADAGASCAR AFTER TAU 48. PEAK INTENSITY HAS BEEN ADJUSTED TO 70 KNOTS FROM 55 KNOTS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 171800Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180900Z AND 182100Z. ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110318 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 180600Z --- NEAR 16.5S 72.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 10 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 - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S 72.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 17.5S 70.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 18.5S 67.3E 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 - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 19.6S 64.4E 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 - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 20.6S 61.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 22.8S 57.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 10 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY. --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 25.7S 54.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 29.2S 52.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 180900Z POSITION NEAR 16.8S 71.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S (CHERONO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 550 NM SOUTH OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND A 180256Z SSMIS 37H GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS THE MAJORITY OF THE LOW LEVEL CONVECTION ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. THIS ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURE COINCIDES WITH A RECENT 180450Z ASCAT PASS, WHICH INDICATES WEAK 15- TO 20- KNOT WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LLCC AND STRONGER FLOW WRAPPING AROUND THE EASTERN TO SOUTHERN PERIPHERY. THE ASCAT ALSO DEPICTS STRONG 30-KNOT GRADIENT FLOW TO THE SOUTH. TC 18S HAS INTENSIFIED SLIGHTLY WITHIN THE PAST 12 HOURS AND HAS LIKELY BEEN SLOW TO DEVELOP DUE TO THE ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURE AND DRY AIR WRAPPING INTO THE SYSTEM EVIDENT IN THE CIMSS TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER PRODUCT. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE MSI AND INTERPOLATED FROM THE SSMIS IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON PGTW, KNES, AND FMEE DVORAK ESTIMATES OF 45 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS LOCATED BENEATH A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT. ADDITIONALLY, POLEWARD OUTFLOW REMAINS STRONG. TC CHERONO IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A LOW- TO MID- LEVEL STEERING RIDGE AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD UNTIL TAU 72. AT THAT TIME, AN UPPER LEVEL, MID- LATITUDE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN THE STEERING RIDGE AND ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO TURN SOUTHWESTWARD. TC 18S SHOULD CONTINUE INTENSIFYING UNDER A FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT AND WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (>26 DEGREES CELSIUS). AFTER TAU 36, IT WILL BEGIN TO ENCOUNTER HIGHER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH, AND BEGIN WEAKENING. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN EXCELLENT AGREEMENT UNTIL TAU 48, WHEN THE MODELS BEGIN TO DIVERGE IN THE TIMING OF THE TURN POLEWARD. ECMWF QUICKLY TURNS THE SYSTEM POLEWARD, WHILE NOGAPS, UKMO, AND GFDN CONTINUE TRACKING IT FARTHER TO THE WEST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180600Z IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 182100Z AND 190900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110318 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 004 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 181800Z --- NEAR 17.3S 69.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 12 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 - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.3S 69.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 18.1S 67.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 19.2S 64.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 20.1S 61.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 20.8S 58.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 182100Z POSITION NEAR 17.5S 69.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S (CHERONO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 825 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS INCREASED CONVECTION OVER TC 18S AS POLEWARD OUTFLOW GREATLY IMPROVED AS THE SYSTEM TRACKED DIRECTLY UNDER THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS. HOWEVER, THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE CYCLONE APPEARS TO BE ERODING AS A WEAK TROUGH JUST TO THE SOUTHWEST IS CREATING CONVERGENCE WITH THE BACK SIDE OF THE RIDGE. THIS, COUPLED WITH DRY-AIR ENTRAINMENT, EVIDENT ON THE CIMSS TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER PRODUCT HAS RESTRAINED THE CYCLONE FROM FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY WITH POOR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T2.5 TO T3.0 FROM PGTW, KNES, AND FMEE. TC CHERONO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS FURTHER WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST INTO AN AREA OF INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER IN 48 HOURS. THE AVAILABLE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN SOLID AGREEMENT WITH THIS TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181800Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 190900Z AND 192100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110319 09:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 190600Z --- NEAR 19.0S 67.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 19.0S 67.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 20.1S 65.0E 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 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 21.0S 62.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 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 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 22.1S 59.3E 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 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 23.5S 56.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 190900Z POSITION NEAR 19.3S 67.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S (CHERONO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 695 NM EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES CONTINUED WEAKENING OF DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS WITH THE BULK OF THE DEEP CONVECTION CONFINED TO THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CONSEQUENTLY, DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES AND FMEE HAVE DECREASED TO 35 KNOTS. THE CURRENT INTENSITY, HOWEVER, IS ASSESSED HIGHER AT 45 KNOTS BASED ON A 19/0431Z ASCAT PARTIAL IMAGE, WHICH INDICATES NUMEROUS 40-KNOT VECTORS OVER THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, AND A 19/0156Z TRMM 37V IMAGE DEPICTING A WELL-ORGANIZED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. RECENT AUTOMATED INTENSITY ESTIMATES HAVE RANGED FROM 45 TO 55 KNOTS. DESPITE THE IMPROVED LOW-LEVEL SIGNATURE, TC 18S CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT EVIDENT ON TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER PRODUCTS, AND LACKS SIGNIFICANT DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING. TC 18S IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 36 BUT SHOULD TURN SOUTHWESTWARD AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING MID- LATITUDE SHORTWAVE TROUGH, WHICH WILL PRODUCE INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND WILL FURTHER WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT BUT DIVERGES NEAR THE RE-CURVE POINT DUE TO MINOR DIFFERENCES IN THE STRENGTH OF THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH. THIS FORECAST IS POSITIONED CLOSE TO BUT JUST SOUTH OF THE MODEL CONSENSUS AND INDICATES DISSIPATION NEAR TAU 48. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190600Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 192100Z AND 200900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 20110319 21:00z MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 006// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 18S (CHERONO) WARNING NR 006 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 191800Z --- NEAR 19.7S 65.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 255 DEGREES AT 08 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: 19.7S 65.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 20.8S 62.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 192100Z POSITION NEAR 20.0S 64.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 18S (CHERONO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 595 NM EAST OF LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM HAS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED AND SHALLOWED. THIS IS CONFIRMED BY A 191446Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTING A LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER FULLY DETACHED FROM MARGINAL CONVECTION TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY AND FROM THE SSMIS IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS EXTRAPOLATED FROM RECENT ASCAT IMAGERY SHOWING 20-30 KNOT WIND BARBS AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS NOW JUST TO THE SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE (25-30 KT) NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. TC CHERONO IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE BE STEERED BY THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST AND TRACKING WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD, BEFORE DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER BY TAU 48. THE AVAILABLE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN SOLID AGREEMENT WITH THIS TRACK FORECAST. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191800Z IS 12 FEET.//
Tropical cyclone tracks developed by Michael Bath using operational warnings and advisories.
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