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WTXS21 PGTW 140300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 145 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 12.2S 56.2E TO 15.1S 52.5E 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 28 TO 33 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 140000Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 12.5S 55.7E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 99S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 12.2S 56.4E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 12.5S 55.7E, APPROXIMATELY 650 NM NORTHEAST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY AND A 140024Z 91GHZ SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOW FLARING CONVECTION WRAPPING INTO A COHESIVE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) FROM ALL SIDES. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS LOW (10-15 KNOTS) OVER 99S WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL DIVERGENCE. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES REMAIN WARM (27-29 CELSIUS) IN THE VICINITY OF MADAGASCAR. GLOBAL MODELS GENERALLY AGREE ON 99S REACHING TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH (34 KTS) IN 12-24 HOURS, WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF JGSM AND ECMWF DEVELOPING IT MUCH LATER. MODELS ARE IN GOOD NEAR TERM AGREEMENT AS 99S TRACKS SOUTHWESTWARD TOWARDS THE NORTHERN TIP OF MADAGASCAR. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 28 TO 33 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 998 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS HIGH. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 150300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 150300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/140251ZMAR2018// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (FOURTEEN) 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: 150000Z --- NEAR 14.1S 55.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.1S 55.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 14.9S 53.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 15.4S 51.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 15.7S 50.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 15.9S 49.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 17.3S 49.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 215 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 08 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 20.1S 50.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 24.0S 52.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 220 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 150300Z POSITION NEAR 14.3S 54.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (FOURTEEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 383 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS DEEP CONVECTION WHICH HAS CONSOLIDATED OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND IS WRAPPING INTO THE CIRCULATION CENTER. INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED INFRARED IMAGERY AND IS SUPPORTED BY A 142303Z SSMI 37 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWING DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING FROM THE SOUTH AND INTO THE EQUATORWARD SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS IS HEDGED ON THE UPPER END OF MULTI-AGENCY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T2.0 TO T2.5 (30 TO 35 KNOTS). UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS THE SYSTEM HAS RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH A POINT SOURCE ALOFT TO THE EAST AND GOOD DIVERGENCE DIRECTLY OVERHEAD. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SHOWS THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE TO HIGH (20-25 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND IS TRACKING THROUGH AN AREA OF WARM (29-30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO STEADILY INTENSIFY AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE SYSTEM WILL PEAK AT 60 KNOTS PRIOR TO MAKING LANDFALL OVER NORTHEASTERN MADAGASCAR. AFTER LANDFALL, THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN DUE TO THE FRICTIONAL EFFECTS OF LAND INTERACTION. ALSO AFTER LANDFALL, THE SYSTEM WILL ROUND THE AXIS OF THE SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE LOCATED TO THE EAST AND TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST, EXITING BACK INTO THE SOUTHERN INDIAN OCEAN SHORTLY AFTER TAU 72. ONCE OUT OVER WATER, TC 14S WILL GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN THROUGH TAU 120. AVAILABLE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRACK DIRECTION WITH LARGE VARIATIONS IN THE TIMING AND SHARPNESS OF THE TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST. DUE TO THE LARGE VARIATIONS IN THE MODEL GUIDANCE THERE IS OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 150000Z IS 16 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 150900Z, 151500Z, 152100Z AND 160300Z. THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES REF A (WTXS21 PGTW 140300).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 150900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) 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: 150600Z --- NEAR 14.9S 53.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 08 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 - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 210 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.9S 53.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 151800Z --- 15.6S 52.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 160600Z --- 15.8S 50.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 161800Z --- 15.9S 49.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 16.4S 49.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 18.5S 49.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 11 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 22.5S 50.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 225 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 26.7S 53.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 260 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 160 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 150900Z POSITION NEAR 15.1S 53.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 368 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON RECENT MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGES FROM A 150227Z CORIOLIS PASS AND A 150546Z METOP-A PASS. THE INTENSITY OF 45 KNOTS IS BASED ON THE IMPROVING LOW-LEVEL SIGNATURE, 35-40 KNOT WINDS EVIDENT ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF THE CIRCULATION IN 150546Z ASCAT DATA, AND MULTI- AGENCY DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 2.0 (30 KNOTS) TO 3.0 (45 KNOTS). TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE SITUATED TO THE SOUTHEAST. SOUTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS AS THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS THE PRIMARY STEERING MECHANISM, TAKING THE SYSTEM TOWARD LANDFALL IN NORTHERN MADAGASCAR. STORM MOTION IS EXPECTED TO SLOW IN THE NEAR TO MEDIUM-TERM AS THE STEERING PATTERN REORIENTS. AN EXTENSION OF A BUILDING NEAR- EQUATORIAL RIDGE IS EXPECTED TO CARRY THE SYSTEM SOUTHEASTWARD, AND AWAY FROM MADAGASCAR, AFTER TAU 72. STEADY INTENSIFICATION IS ANTICIPATED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS TC 14S MOVES OVER VERY WARM WATER AND BENEFITS FROM STRONG UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW AND LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. WEAKENING WILL OCCUR AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER LAND, BUT SOME REINTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE AFTER THE SYSTEM MOVES BACK OVER WATER IN THE EXTENDED (96 TO 120 HOUR) FORECAST. TC 14S WILL ENCOUNTER AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID-LATITUDE FLOW PATTERN BY TAU 120, INDUCING THE FIRST PHASE OF EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD OVERALL AGREEMENT WITH GENERAL TRACK SCENARIO, INCLUDING EXPECTED LANDFALL IN MADAGASCAR, SLOW FORWARD MOTION IN THE MEDIUM-TERM AND AN EVENTUAL POLEWARD TURN. HOWEVER, THERE IS MARKED DIVERGENCE IN THE TIMELINE OF THE POLEWARD TURN AND FORWARD SPEED AFTER THE TURN. THIS IS LIKELY DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ASSOCIATED WITH THE EXPECTED REORIENTATION OF THE STEERING PATTERN. GIVEN THE NOTED MODEL SPREAD, THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT TRACK FORECAST, WHICH LIES SLIGHTLY TO THE WEST OF THE PREVIOUS FORECAST IN THE LATER TAUS CONSISTENT WITH A SHIFT IN THE CONSENSUS MODEL GUIDANCE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 150600Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 151500Z, 152100Z, 160300Z AND 160900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 151500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) 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: 151200Z --- NEAR 15.2S 53.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 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 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2S 53.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 160000Z --- 15.6S 51.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 15.9S 50.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 16.4S 49.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 17.1S 48.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 19.2S 48.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 10 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 22.9S 50.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 220 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 27.2S 53.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 290 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 220 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 151500Z POSITION NEAR 15.3S 52.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 344 NM NORTH- NORTHWEST OF ST. DENIS, LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS BROAD CONVECTIVE BANDS THAT HAVE WRAPPED TIGHTER INTO A WELL-DEFINED, ALBEIT, RAGGED LLC. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE LCC FEATURE IN THE MSI LOOP AND IN THE 151029Z ATMS MICROWAVE PASS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY AND SATCON DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T3.0 TO T3.2 AND REFLECTS THE SLIGHTLY IMPROVED STATE OF THE SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TC 14S IS IN AN AREA OF MODERATE (15-20 KT) VWS THAT IS OFFSET BY EXCELLENT RADIAL OUTFLOW. ADDITIONALLY, SSTS AT 28C ARE CONDUCIVE. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR TO THE SOUTHEAST. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE EAST COAST OF NORTHERN MADAGASCAR BY TAU 24 BEFORE RECURVING SOUTHEASTWARD AS THE STR RECEDES AND THE NER TO THE NORTHEAST ASSUMES STEERING. THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST IN THE NEAR TERM ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO INTENSIFY TO 60 KNOTS PRIOR TO LANDFALL. AFTERWARD, INTERACTION WITH THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN RANGE OF MADAGASCAR WILL ERODE THE CYCLONE TO 30 KNOTS BY TAU 72 BEFORE MAKING AN EXIT BACK INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN. DESPITE INCREASING VWS AND COOLING SSTS, TC ELIAKIM IS FORECAST TO RE-INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS INCREASED POLEWARD OUTFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES PROVIDE VENTILATION TO THE REMNANT CONVECTION. BY TAU 120, TC 14S WILL ALSO BEGIN ETT AS A 40-KNOT SYSTEM WITH AN EXPANDING WIND FIELD. THE AVAILABLE NUMERIC GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT IN THE NEAR- TO MID-TERM, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THAT PORTION OF THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. HOWEVER, AFTER TAU 72, THE CONSENSUS MEMBERS GREATLY DIFFER IN TRACK SPEEDS, LENDING LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE EXTENDED PORTION OF THE FORECAST. THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THAT TC ELIAKIM WILL DISSIPATE OVER INLAND MADAGASCAR DUE TO FRICTIONAL EFFECTS AND INCREASING VWS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 151200Z IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 152100Z, 160300Z, 160900Z AND 161500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 152100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 151800Z --- NEAR 15.8S 51.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 51.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 160600Z --- 16.1S 50.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 161800Z --- 16.5S 48.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 17.1S 47.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 17.8S 47.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 20.8S 48.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 11 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 24.8S 50.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 260 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 29.0S 53.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 340 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 210 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 152100Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 51.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 349 NM NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS BROAD CONVECTIVE BANDING WEAPPING INTO A CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE LLCC FEATURE IN THE INFRARED LOOP AND A 151735Z 89GHZ MHS MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH A WELL DEFINED CENTRALLY LOCATED LOW REFLECTIITY AREA. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS HEDGED ON THE UPPER END OF MULTI-AGNECY DVORAK CURRENT INTENISTY ESTIMATES OF T3.0 (45 KNOTS) FROM PGTW, KNES, AND FMEE. THE INITIAL INTENISTY IS SUPPORTED BY A 151735Z METOP-B ASCAT IMAGE WITH 45 KNOT WIND BARBS (45-49 KNOTS) IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS TC ELIAKIM HAS STRONG EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW, EVEN THE OUTFLOW IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE LLCC WRAPS AROUND THE EASTERN SEMI- CIRCLE AND JOINS THE EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNEL. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LOW TO MODERATE (15- 20 KT) VWS AND IS TRACKING THROUGH AN AREA OF WARM (28-29 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. TC 14S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER NORTHEASTERN MADAGASCAR SHORTLY AFTER TAU 12. ONCE OVER LAND THE SYSTEM WILL RECURVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AS THE STR RECEDES AND THE NEAR EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST TAKES OVER AS THE PRIMARY STEERING FEATURE. FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST PRIOR TO LANDFALL, ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO REACH A PEAK OF 55 KNOTS. AFTERWARD, INTERACTION WITH THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN RANGE OF MADAGASCAR WILL WEAKEN THE SYSTEM TO 30 KNOTS BY TAU 72. AFTER TAU 72 THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT BACK INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AND SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY. BY TAU 120, TC 14S WILL BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION AS A 40 KNOT SYSTEM WITH AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD. A POSSIBLE ALTERNATE SCENARIO IS THAT THE SYSTEM COULD MORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS OVER MADAGASCAR AND EXIT INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AS A WEAK TROPICAL DEPRESSION THAT DOES NOT INTENSIFY TO THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 35 KNOTS. AVAILABLE DYNAMIC GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 24, AFTERWHICH THE MODELS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE TIMING AND SHARPNESS OF THE RECURVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AS WELL AS THE ALONG TRACK SPEED. THE LARGE VARIATIONS IN CONSENSUS MEMBERS LEND OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 151800Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 160300Z, 160900Z, 161500Z AND 162100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (FIFTEEN) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 160300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 160000Z --- NEAR 16.0S 51.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 09 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 - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.0S 51.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 16.3S 49.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 16.8S 48.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 17.4S 47.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 18.7S 47.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 22.3S 48.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 205 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 225 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 12 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 26.6S 51.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 270 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 31.0S 53.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 240 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 330 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 160300Z POSITION NEAR 16.1S 50.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 365 NM NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS EXTENSIVE DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A WELL DEFINED AND CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE LLCC FEATURE IN THE INFRARED LOOP AND A 152359Z 37GHZ SSMI/S MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE AFOREMENTIONED MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLES WRAPPING TIGHTLY INTO A CENTRAL LOW REFLECTIVITY FEATURE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 55 KNOTS IS HEDGED ABOVE MULTI-AGNECY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T3.0 (45 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES, BASED ON THE IMPROVING CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE AS THE STORM REACHES DIURNAL MAXIMUM. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY A RECENT SATCON ESTIMATE OF 56 KNOTS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS TC ELIAKIM HAS STRONG EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND FORMATIVE POLEWARD OUTFLOW. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LOW (5- 10 KT) VWS AND IS TRACKING THROUGH AN AREA OF WARM (28-29 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. TC 14S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING SOUTHWEST ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER NORTHEASTERN MADAGASCAR PRIOR TO TAU 12 AND THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE SYSTEM IS ALREADY INTERACTING WITH LAND. DESPITE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS, LAND INTERACTION WILL PREVENT ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION PRIOR TO LANDFALL. AFTER LANDFALL, THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO RECURVE TO THE SOUTHEAST AS THE NEAR EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST TAKES OVER AS THE PRIMARY STEERING FEATURE. INTERACTION WITH THE RUGGED MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF NORTHERN MADAGASCAR WILL WEAKEN THE SYSTEM TO 30 KNOTS BY TAU 48. AFTER TAU 60, THE SYSTEM WILL EXIT BACK INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AND SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY UNDER MARGINALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. AROUND TAU 96, INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR WILL BEGIN TO PREVENT EXTENSIVE INTENSIFICATION AND INTERACTION WITH A PASSING SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO BEGIN EXTRA TROPICAL TRANSITION. BY TAU 120, TC 14S WILL BE A 45 KNOT SYSTEM WITH AN EXPANDING WIND FIELD. A POSSIBLE ALTERNATE SCENARIO IS THAT THE SYSTEM COULD MORE RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS OVER MADAGASCAR AND EXIT INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN AS A WEAK TROPICAL DEPRESSION THAT DOES NOT INTENSIFY TO THE WARNING CRITERIA OF 35 KNOTS, THOUGH RECENT MODEL SOLUTIONS HAVE THE SYSTEM SPENDING LESS TIME OVER LAND MAKING THIS SOLUTION LESS LIKELY. AVAILABLE DYNAMIC GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 24. AFTER TAU 24, THE MODELS VARY SIGNIFICANTLY IN THE TIMING AND SHARPNESS OF THE TURN TO THE SOUTHEAST WITH SOME MODELS TAKING THE SYSTEM MUCH FARTHER INLAND. THE LARGE VARIATIONS IN CONSENSUS MEMBERS LEND OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 160900Z, 161500Z, 162100Z AND 170300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (FIFTEEN) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 160900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 006 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 160600Z --- NEAR 15.8S 50.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 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 - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 50.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161800Z --- 16.1S 49.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 16.8S 48.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 18.0S 48.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 19.5S 48.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 23.2S 49.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 205 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 240 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 13 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 27.7S 52.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 32.5S 55.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 275 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 160900Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 50.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 393 NM NORTHWEST OF ST. DENIS, LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTAINED DEEP AND EXTENSIVE CONVECTIVE BANDS AS IT APPROACHED THE EAST COAST OF NORTHERN MADAGASCAR. THE INITIAL POSITION IS EXTRAPOLATED FROM A WELL-DEFINED MICROWAVE EYE IN THE 160216Z 36 GHZ GMI PASS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T3.5 (55 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC 14S IS IMMINENTLY POISED TO MAKE LANDFALL THEN TURN SW-WARD OVER LAND AS THE NER TO THE NE TAKES OVER STEERING FROM THE STR TO THE SE. SHORTLY AFTER TAU 48, THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO EXIT BACK INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN (SIO) AND BEGIN ETT. INTERACTION WITH THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN RANGE OF EASTERN MADAGASCAR WILL ERODE THE SYSTEM DOWN TO 30 KNOTS. HOWEVER, AFTER IT MAKES IT BACK ONTO WATER, INCREASED OUTFLOW AND TPW WILL REVIVE THE CYCLONE AS IT GETS ABSORBED INTO THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. BY TAU 120, ELIAKIM WILL TRANSFORM INTO A STRONG GALE-FORCE COLD CORE LOW WITH AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD. THE AVAILABLE NUMERIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, THE INITIAL LAND INTERACTION MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT STORM MOTION, LENDING LOW CONFIDENCE TO THE NEAR- AND MID-TERM PORTION OF THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. THERE IS AN ALTERNATE POSSIBILITY OF THE CYCLONE COMPLETELY DISSIPATING OVER LAND WITH A MERE DISTURBANCE EXITING INTO THE SIO HINDERED FROM DEVELOPMENT BY STRONG VWS AND COOL SSTS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160600Z IS 15 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 161500Z, 162100Z,170300Z AND 170900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 161500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 007 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 161200Z --- NEAR 15.8S 50.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 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 - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 50.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 16.2S 48.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 17.2S 48.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 18.8S 48.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 20.3S 48.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 24.4S 50.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 205 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 240 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 13 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 29.0S 53.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 33.6S 56.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 275 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 161500Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 49.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 263 NM NORTHEAST OF ANTANANARIVO, MADAGASCAR, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDS HAVE COLLAPSED AND UNRAVELED AFTER THE SYSTEM MADE LANDFALL OVER THE MASOALA PENINSULA ON THE EAST COAST OF NORTHERN MADAGASCAR. THE INITIAL POSITION IS EXTRAPOLATED FROM TIGHT CURVED BANDS IN THE MSI LOOP AND LINED UP WITH A NOTCH FEATURE IN THE 161011Z ATMS MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS REDUCED FROM AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES RIGHT BEFORE LANDFALL. TC 14S IS NOW EXPECTED TO TURN SW-WARD OVER LAND AS THE NER TO THE NE TAKES OVER STEERING FROM THE STR TO THE SE. NEAR TAU 48, THE CYCLONE WILL EXIT BACK INTO THE SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN (SIO) AND BEGIN ETT. INTERACTION WITH THE RUGGED MOUNTAIN RANGE OF EASTERN MADAGASCAR WILL ERODE THE SYSTEM DOWN TO 25 KNOTS. HOWEVER, AFTER IT MAKES IT BACK ONTO WATER, INCREASED OUTFLOW AND TPW WILL REVIVE THE CYCLONE AS IT GETS ABSORBED INTO THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. BY TAU 120, ELIAKIM WILL TRANSFORM INTO A GALE-FORCE COLD CORE LOW WITH AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD. THE AVAILABLE NUMERIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, HOWEVER, THE INITIAL LAND INTERACTION MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT STORM MOTION, LENDING LOW CONFIDENCE TO THE NEAR- AND MID- TERM PORTION OF THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. THERE IS AN ALTERNATE POSSIBILITY OF THE CYCLONE GREATLY ERODING OVER LAND WITH A WEAK DISTURBANCE EXITING INTO THE SIO HINDERED FROM DEVELOPMENT BY STRONG VWS AND COOL SSTS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 162100Z, 170300Z, 170900Z AND 171500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 162100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 008 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 161800Z --- NEAR 15.8S 49.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 49.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 16.5S 48.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 17.6S 48.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 19.0S 48.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 210 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 005 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 21.1S 49.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 225 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 25.6S 51.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 13 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 30.2S 54.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 320 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 255 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 35.3S 57.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 320 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 315 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 180 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 162100Z POSITION NEAR 16.0S 49.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 430 NM NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DEEP BANDING CONVECTION WRAPPING INTO A WARM ANOMALY NOW OVER LAND IN MADAGASCAR. A 161757Z 89GHZ MHS IMAGE SHOWS STRONG CONVECTION IN THE OUTER BANDING WITH RELATIVELY SHALLOW CONVECTION NEAR THE SYSTEM CENTER LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 55 KNOTS IS BASED ON A WEAKENING TREND DUE TO LAND INTERACTION FROM A 161505Z SATCON ESTIMATE OF 69 KNOTS VALIDATED BY SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM ANTALAHA, MADAGASCAR REPORTING NORTHERLY SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60KTS NEAR 161200Z BUT HAVE SINCE DECREASED TO 32KTS FROM THE NORTHWEST. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A POINT SOURCE DIRECTLY OVER 14S WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS. TC 14S IS CURRENTLY TRACKING WESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST BUILDING A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED EXTENSION TO THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM. THE TRACK IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS PARTIALLY DUE TO TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ON MADAGASCAR LIMITING FURTHER WESTWARD MOTION AT THE SURFACE AND DUE TO THE REORIENTING STR. LAND INTERACTION WILL WEAKEN THE SYSTEM BEFORE RE-EMERGING OVER OPEN WATER SOMETIME AFTER TAU 36. SSTS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE INITIALLY NEAR 28 CELSIUS, BUT WILL DECLINE CONSIDERABLY AFTER TAU 72 ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER WINDOW OF LIMITED INTENSIFICATION WITH OTHERWISE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ALOFT. BEYOND TAY 72 TC 14S WILL BEGIN INTERACTING WITH A DEVELOPING MID LATITUDE TROUGH AND BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO A COLD CORE SYSTEM. AN ALTERNATE SCENARIO IS PLAUSIBLE RESULTING IN FULL DISSIPATION WHILE TRACKING OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF MADAGASCAR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY NOTING DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK MOTION WHILE OVERLAND. THE ECMWF MODEL IS THE ONLY MODEL FROM THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS FAVORING THE DISSIPATION SCENARIO WITH A TRACK CONTINUING WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST FULLY DISSIPATING BY TAU 24 BEFORE REEMERGING OVER WATER. OVERALL THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK. NEXT WARNINGS AT 170300Z, 170900Z, 171500Z AND 172100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 170300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 009 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 170000Z --- NEAR 15.8S 49.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 01 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 49.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 16.7S 49.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 18.0S 49.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 180 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 20.0S 49.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 220 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 210 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 21.9S 49.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 240 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 26.5S 51.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 205 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 285 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 31.6S 54.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 265 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 305 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 245 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 36.9S 58.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 310 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 335 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 275 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 175 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 170300Z POSITION NEAR 16.0S 49.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 430 NM NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 01 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A SYMMETRIC SYSTEM PRESENTLY OVER MADAGASCAR WITH PERSISTENT CONVECTION AND QUASI-STATIONARY MOVEMENT OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED PRIMARILY ON AGENCY SATELLITE FIXES IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 45 KNOTS REFLECTS A WEAKENING TREND DUE TO LAND INTERACTION AND SUPPORTED BY LOCAL SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A POINT SOURCE DIRECTLY OVER 14S WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS. TC 14S IS CURRENTLY QUASI-STATIONARY WITH THE MAIN STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTHEAST CURRENTLY REORIENTING ITSELF ON A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS. THE TRACK IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS PARTIALLY DUE TO TOPOGRAPHICAL FEATURES ON MADAGASCAR LIMITING FURTHER WESTWARD MOTION AT THE SURFACE AND DUE TO THE REORIENTING STR. LAND INTERACTION WILL WEAKEN THE SYSTEM BEFORE RE-EMERGING OVER OPEN WATER SOMETIME AROUND TAU 36. SSTS WILL BE SUPPORTIVE INITIALLY NEAR 28 CELSIUS, BUT WILL DECLINE CONSIDERABLY AFTER TAU 72 ALLOWING FOR ANOTHER WINDOW OF LIMITED INTENSIFICATION WITH OTHERWISE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ALOFT. BEYOND TAU 72 TC 14S WILL BEGIN INTERACTING WITH A DEVELOPING MID LATITUDE TROUGH AND BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO A COLD CORE SYSTEM. AN ALTERNATE SCENARIO IS PLAUSIBLE RESULTING IN FULL DISSIPATION WHILE TRACKING OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS REGION OF MADAGASCAR IN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY NOTING DIFFERENCES IN THE TRACK MOTION WHILE OVERLAND. THE ECMWF MODEL IS THE ONLY MODEL FROM THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS FAVORING THE DISSIPATION SCENARIO WITH A TRACK CONTINUING WEST TO WEST-SOUTHWEST FULLY DISSIPATING BY TAU 24 BEFORE HAVING A CHANCE TO REEMERGE OVER WATER. DUE TO THESE UNCERTAINTIES THERE IS OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK. NEXT WARNINGS AT 170900Z, 171500Z, 172100Z AND 180300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= 010 ========================================================================= SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WTXS31 PGTW 171500 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 011 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 171200Z --- NEAR 16.5S 49.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 200 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 - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S 49.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 18.0S 49.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 19.7S 49.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 170 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 21.7S 49.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 205 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 215 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 23.8S 50.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 230 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 28.3S 52.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 215 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 33.5S 55.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 230 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 225 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 171500Z POSITION NEAR 16.9S 49.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 422 NM NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 172100Z, 180300Z, 180900Z AND 181500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 172100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 012 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 171800Z --- NEAR 17.3S 49.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.3S 49.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 18.8S 49.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 175 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 20.9S 49.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 23.0S 50.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 25.2S 51.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 29.7S 54.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 235 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 15 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 34.8S 57.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 295 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 295 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 160 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 172100Z POSITION NEAR 17.7S 49.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 376 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A SYMMETRIC SYSTEM WITH PERSISTENT CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE PGTW SATELLITE FIX AND EXTRAPOLATION FROM A 171433Z 91GHZ SSMI/S MICROWAVE IMAGE THAT SHOWS DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING, PREDOMINANTLY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS IS BASED ON A SLIGHT DISSIPATION IN THE CONVECTION OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS STRONG EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS, WITH THE LATTER TAPPING INTO THE MID- LATITUDE FLOW. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LOW (5-10 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), AND IS TRACKING THROUGH AN AREA OF WARM (28-29 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. TC 14S IS NOW BACK OVER WATER AND PERSISTENT FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 48 AS IT TRACKS TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTER TAU 48, COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH INCREASING VWS WILL PREVENT ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION. EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND TAU 72 AND THE SYSTEM WILL COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 96. TC 14S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWARD TO SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHEAST. AVAILABLE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN STRONG AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK DIRECTION LENDING OVERALL HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 171800Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180300Z, 180900Z, 181500Z AND 182100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 180300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 013 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 180000Z --- NEAR 18.4S 49.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 170 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 18.4S 49.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 20.1S 49.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 170 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 22.0S 50.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 24.3S 51.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 26.6S 52.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 31.4S 55.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 285 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 180300Z POSITION NEAR 18.8S 49.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 341 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS PERSISTENT CONVECTION IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE OF A BROAD LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE PGTW SATELLITE FIX AND A 172238Z 882BT ATMS MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH A LOW REFLECTIVITY NOTCH FEATURE. THE AFOREMENTIONED MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS DEEP CONVECTION TO THE SOUTH OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER AND WEAK BANDING WRAPPING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS IS BASED ON THE UNCHANGED NATURE OF THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS LARGELY DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE OF THE SYSTEM IS STILL OVER LAND. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS STRONG EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS, THE LATTER OF WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING ENHANCED BY THE MID-LATITUDE FLOW. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LOW (10- 15 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), AND IS TRACKING THROUGH AN AREA OF WARM (28-29 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST OF MADAGASCAR. TC ELIAKIM IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 48 UNDER PERSISTENT FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. AFTER TAU 48, INCREASING VWS COMBINED WITH COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. TC 14S WILL ALSO BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) AROUND TAU 48 AND THE SYSTEM WILL COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 72. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING SOUTH TO SOUTH- SOUTHEASTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST. AVAILABLE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK DIRECTION LENDING OVERALL HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE OFFICIAL JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180000Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180900Z, 181500Z, 182100Z AND 190300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= 014 ========================================================================= SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WTXS31 PGTW 181500 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 015 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 181200Z --- NEAR 20.1S 49.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 09 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 - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.1S 49.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 22.0S 49.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 24.2S 50.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 26.6S 51.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 220 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 29.0S 53.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 245 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 33.8S 56.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 220 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 235 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 181500Z POSITION NEAR 20.6S 49.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 327 NM WEST OF ST DENIS, LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181200Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 182100Z, 190300Z, 190900Z AND 191500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 182100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 016 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 181800Z --- NEAR 21.2S 49.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 21.2S 49.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 23.3S 50.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 220 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 230 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 25.5S 51.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 240 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 27.9S 52.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 210 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 15 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 30.6S 53.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 240 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 35.1S 56.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 255 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 182100Z POSITION NEAR 21.7S 49.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 328 NM WEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS PULSATING BANDING CONVECTION ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERIPHERIES WRAPPING INTO THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION BASED ON RECENT SATELLITE FIXES AND A LOW REFLECTION CIRCULATION FEATURE OBSERVED IN AN 181555Z 89 GHZ SSMIS, ALSO SHOWING DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING ON THE SOUTHERN EDGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 45 KNOTS, ABOVE AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T2.5 (35 KNOTS), AND BELOW AN 181556Z SATCON ESTIMATE OF 49 KNOTS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A POINT SOURCE DIRECTLY OVER THE SYSTEM PROVIDING GOOD DIFFLUENCE WITH A STRONG POLEWARD CHANNEL TAPPING INTO THE MID-LATITUDE JET, AND ANOTHER POINT SOURCE APPROXIMATELY 500 NM TO THE NORTHWEST THAT APPEARS TO BE CREATING SOME SUBSIDENCE ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY EXPLAINING THE LACK OF CONVECTION IN THIS REGION. SSTS IN THE AREA ARE FAVORABLE NEAR 27 CELSIUS. TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE FORECAST TRACK WILL SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS GUIDED BY THE CURRENT STEERING RIDGE. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 60 KNOTS BY TAU 24 AS IT TRACKS OVER FAVORABLE WATERS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE ENCROACHING NORTHWEST POINT SOURCE. BEYOND TAU 24, SSTS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE WITH A STEEP GRADIENT POLEWARD OF 30 DEGREES SOUTH. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS ALSO FORECAST TO INCREASE AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS JUST WEST OF THE SYSTEM AND TC 14S WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM BY TAU 72 AND WILL CONTINUE TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW TIGHT GROUPING OF AVAILABLE SOLUTIONS, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181800Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 190300Z, 190900Z, 191500Z AND 192100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 190300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 017 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 190000Z --- NEAR 22.7S 49.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 175 DEGREES AT 15 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 - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.7S 49.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 24.9S 50.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 195 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 225 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 27.2S 51.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 250 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 30.0S 52.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 230 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 32.4S 54.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 255 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 150 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 36.8S 57.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 235 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 190300Z POSITION NEAR 23.2S 49.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 339 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS BANDING CONVECTION ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PERIPHERIES WRAPPING INTO A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE EXPOSED LLCC. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 45 KNOTS IS GENEROUSLY ABOVE AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T2.5 (35 KNOTS), SUPPORTED BY A PARTIAL 181854Z METOP-A ASCAT IMAGE SHOWING A REGION OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND AN 182130Z SATCON ESTIMATE OF 46 KNOTS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A POINT SOURCE DIRECTLY OVER THE SYSTEM PROVIDING GOOD DIFFLUENCE WITH A STRONG POLEWARD CHANNEL TAPPING INTO THE MID-LATITUDE JET, AND ANOTHER POINT SOURCE APPROXIMATELY 500 NM TO THE NORTHWEST THAT APPEARS TO BE CREATING SOME SUBSIDENCE ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY EXPLAINING THE LACK OF CONVECTION IN THIS REGION. SSTS IN THE AREA ARE FAVORABLE NEAR 27 CELSIUS. TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE. THE FORECAST TRACK WILL SHIFT SOUTH-SOUTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS GUIDED BY THE CURRENT STEERING RIDGE. TC 14S IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 55 KNOTS BY TAU 24 AS IT TRACKS OVER FAVORABLE WATERS AND MOVES AWAY FROM THE ENCROACHING NORTHWEST POINT SOURCE. BEYOND TAU 24, SSTS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE WITH A STEEP GRADIENT POLEWARD OF 30 DEGREES SOUTH. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS ALSO FORECAST TO INCREASE AS A SHORT WAVE TROUGH DEVELOPS JUST WEST OF THE SYSTEM AND TC 14S WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM BY TAU 72 AND WILL CONTINUE TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARD. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO SHOW TIGHT GROUPING OF AVAILABLE SOLUTIONS, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190000Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 190900Z, 191500Z, 192100Z AND 200300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX- HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= 018 ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 191500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 019 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 191200Z --- NEAR 24.6S 50.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 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 - 165 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 24.6S 50.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 27.0S 52.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 225 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 195 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 29.7S 53.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 255 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 285 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 32.2S 54.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 11 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 34.3S 55.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 260 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 125 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 191500Z POSITION NEAR 25.2S 51.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 350 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST DENIS, LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS BANDING CONVECTION ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN QUADRANTS, WRAPPING INTO A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE LLCC BEING PARTIALLY OBSCURED. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 45 KNOTS IS BASED ON PERSISTENCE AND A RELATIVELY CONSISTENT CONVECTIVE SIGNATURE IN THE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE ENVIRONMENT IS NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION WITH GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (27C) SSTS OFFSET BY HIGH (25 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST, REMAIN AT 40-45 KNOTS, BEGIN EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 24, AND COMPLETE ETT BY TAU 48. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS TIGHTLY GROUPED, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191200Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 192100Z, 200300Z, 200900Z AND 201500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 192100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 020 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 191800Z --- NEAR 25.4S 51.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 140 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 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 - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 25.4S 51.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 28.0S 52.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 225 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 240 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 30.6S 54.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 265 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 285 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 12 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 32.8S 55.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 255 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 270 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 192100Z POSITION NEAR 26.1S 51.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 361 NM SOUTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS BANDING CONVECTION ON THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN QUADRANTS, WRAPPING INTO A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED EIR IMAGERY SUPPORTED BY A 191541Z SSMIS MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 45 KNOTS IS BASED ON PERSISTENCE AND A RELATIVELY CONSISTENT CONVECTIVE SIGNATURE OBSERVED IN SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE ENVIRONMENT IS NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION, WITH GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (27C) SSTS OFFSET BY HIGH (25 KNOT) NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST, BEGINNING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 12, AND COMPLETING ETT BY TAU 36. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS TIGHTLY GROUPED, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191800Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200300Z, 200900Z, 201500Z AND 202100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 200300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 021 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 200000Z --- NEAR 26.3S 52.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 150 DEGREES AT 10 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 - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.3S 52.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 28.8S 53.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 230 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 250 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 31.2S 54.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 265 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 155 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 33.6S 55.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 265 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 200300Z POSITION NEAR 26.9S 52.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 390 NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS BANDING CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE POLEWARD AND EASTWARD SIDE OF A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE FOREMENTIONED EIR IMAGERY. THE INITIAL INTENSITY ASSESSMENT OF 45 KNOTS IS BASED ON PERSISTENCE AND SUPPORTED BY A DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF T3.0 FROM FMEE. THE ENVIRONMENT IS NO LONGER FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION, WITH HIGH (GREATER THAN 25 KNOTS) NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OFFSET BY GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW. SSTS ARE 25 CELSIUS AND DROPPING. TC 14S IS TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST, BEGINNING EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 12, AND COMPLETING ETT BY TAU 36. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS TIGHTLY GROUPED, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 200000Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200900Z, 201500Z, 202100Z AND 210300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= 022 ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 201500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ELIAKIM) WARNING NR 023 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 201200Z --- NEAR 28.7S 53.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 150 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 210 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 28.7S 53.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 31.4S 54.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 245 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 285 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 185 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 201500Z POSITION NEAR 29.4S 54.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 14S (ELIAKIM), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 499 NM SOUTH OF ST. DENIS, LA REUNION, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) HAS BECOME FULLY EXPOSED, RAGGED, AND ELONGATED AS THE DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED FURTHER TO THE SOUTH. THE INITIAL POSITION AND UNRAVELING CONDITION OF THE LLC IS ALSO EVIDENT ON THE 201146Z GPM 36GHZ IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 45 KNOTS IS BASED ON RECENT ASCAT IMAGERY SHOWING EXTENSIVE 40 TO 45 KNOT WINDS. TC ELIAKIM HAS BEGUN RAPID ETT AND IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A STRONG GALE- FORCE COLD CORE LOW WITH AN EXPANSIVE WIND FIELD BY TAU 12. NUMERIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 201200Z IS 20 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 15S (MARCUS) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.//
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