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WTXS21 PGTW 132100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 160 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 6.9S 92.5E TO 11.5S 88.4E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 23 TO 28 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 131800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 7.6S 91.4E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 16 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: (1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 6.8S 92.8, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 7.6N 91.4E, APPROXIMATELY 428 NM NORTHWEST OF COCOS ISLANDS. ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A PARTIAL 131920Z AMSR2 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOW A CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) WITH FRAGMENTED, FORMATIVE BANDING AND PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES MODERATE TO HIGH (20-30 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND VERY GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (26-28 CELSIUS) ARE FAVORABLE FOR DEVELOPMENT. A RECENT PARTIAL ASCAT PASS REVEALS A BROAD, SYMMETRIC CIRCULATION WITH STRONGER WINDS WRAPPING INTO THE LLC FROM THE NORTHEAST. GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT 91S WILL TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD AND INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 23 TO 28 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1001 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 142100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS21 PGTW 142100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT REISSUED// REF/A/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/132051Z DEC 18// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTXS21 PGTW 132100)// RMKS/ 1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN 165 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 7.3S 92.0E TO 12.3S 92.3E WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME. WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 25 TO 30 KNOTS. METSAT IMAGERY AT 141800Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED NEAR 8.1S 92.2E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS. 2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION (INVEST 91S) PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 8.1S 92.8E IS NOW LOCATED 8.1S 92.2E, APPROXIMATELY 364.5 NM NORTHWEST OF COCOS ISLAND. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A PARTIALLY EXPOSED, CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WITH PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION BUILDING OVER THE CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS A MARGINAL UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT WITH HIGH (25-30 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OFFSET BY STRONG UPPER-LEVEL DIVERGENCE AND A POLEWARD OUTFLOW CHANNEL. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE FAVORABLE FOR TC DEVELOPMENT AT 28C-30C. ALL GLOBAL MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF 35 KNOT WINDS OR MORE WITHIN 24 HOURS TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWARD. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1000 MB. THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS HIGH. THIS SUPERSEDES REF A. 3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED BY 152100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 152100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI 142051DEC2018// AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (SIX) 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: 151800Z --- NEAR 8.9S 91.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 8.9S 91.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 160600Z --- 9.6S 91.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 215 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 161800Z --- 10.9S 90.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 12.1S 88.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 13.2S 87.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 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 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 15.1S 85.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 03 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 15.9S 84.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 16.3S 82.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 152100Z POSITION NEAR 9.1S 91.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (SIX), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1116 NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DEEP CONVECTION FLARING OVER A DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 151500Z ASCAT PASS REVEALED A BROAD WIND FIELD WITH 30 KT WINDS WRAPPED AROUND THE CENTER, AND AREAS OF 35 KT WINDS DISPLACED FROM THE CENTER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE ASCAT AMBIGUITIES WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 35 KTS BASED ON THE ASCAT PASS, WHICH IS BETWEEN THE PGTW AND KNES DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T2.0 (30 KTS) AND T3.0 (45 KTS). TC 06S IS BENEFITING FROM EXCELLENT POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (27 DEGREES CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, ALTHOUGH MODERATE TO HIGH (20-30 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) IS LIMITING ITS RATE OF DEVELOPMENT. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD AS A NEAR-EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE WEST BUILDS IN TO THE REGION. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY UNDER MARGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO A PEAK OF 55 KTS AT TAU 72. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN FLIRT WITH THE 26 DEGREE CELSIUS ISOTHERM AS IT MOVES DUE WESTWARD INTO DRIER AIR, AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT WILL DECREASE, LEADING TO GRADUAL WEAKENING AFTER TAU 96. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COAMPS-NAVGEM, WITH 320NM OF MODEL SPREAD AT TAU 96 NOT COUNTING COAMPS-NAVGEM, AND SOME VARIATION IN ALONG-TRACK SPEED. THE JTWC FORECAST IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BEHIND AND SOUTH OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS IN THE NEAR-TERM, TOWARDS THE GFS AND NAVGEM SOLUTIONS, TO ACCOUNT FOR SLOW CURRENT SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 151800Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 160300Z, 160900Z, 161500Z AND 162100Z. 2. THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES REF A (WTXS21 PGTW 142100).// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 160300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 160000Z --- NEAR 9.1S 91.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 02 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 - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 9.1S 91.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 10.0S 90.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 11.3S 89.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 12.4S 88.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 13.4S 86.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 14.9S 85.1E 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 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 15.6S 83.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.0S 81.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 160300Z POSITION NEAR 9.3S 91.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1123 NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN EXPANDING CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST FEATURE FLARING OVER THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 252119Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS THAT DEEP CONVECTION IS SHEARED JUST TO THE EAST OF THE LLCC, THOUGH THE LLCC IS STILL OBSCURED BY CIRRUS CLOUDS IN EIR IMAGERY. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED EIR IMAGERY AND THE EXTRAPOLATED 152119Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 40 KTS, SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE PGTW AND KNES DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T2.5 (35 KTS) BASED ON THE IMPROVING STRUCTURE. TC 06S IS BENEFITING FROM GOOD POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW AND WARM (27 DEGREES CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, ALTHOUGH HIGH AND BUILDING (20-30 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) IS LIMITING ITS RATE OF DEVELOPMENT AND SEPARATING THE DEEP CONVECTION FROM THE LLCC. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK TO THE SOUTHWEST AS A NEAR-EQUATORIAL RIDGE TO THE WEST BUILDS IN TO THE REGION. HOWEVER, RECENT MODEL RUNS HAVE CONTINUALLY PREDICTED THE TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST, WHICH HAS NOT YET BEEN REALIZED. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY UNDER MARGINAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS TO A PEAK OF 55 KTS AT TAU 48. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN APPROACH THE 26 DEGREE CELSIUS ISOTHERM AS IT MOVES DUE WESTWARD INTO DRIER AIR, AND DIVERGENCE ALOFT WILL DECREASE, LEADING TO GRADUAL WEAKENING AFTER TAU 72. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COAMPS-NAVGEM AND COAMPS-GFS WHICH DIVERGE DUE WEST AFTER TAU 72. THERE IS 157 NM OF SPREAD BETWEEN MODEL TRACKERS AT TAU 72, AND SIGNIFICANT VARIATION IN ALONG-TRACK SPEED. GFS IS NOW ROUGHLY ALIGNED WITH THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS, BUT WITH A FASTER ALONG-TRACK SPEED. ECMWF IS JUST NORTH OF CONSENSUS FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, AND ALSO PREDICTS A FASTER ALONG-TRACK SPEED. THE NAVGEM AND GALWEM MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE SOUTH OF AND SLOWER THAN CONSENSUS. THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS HEDGED BEHIND AND EAST OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS TRACK IN THE NEAR-TERM DUE TO SLOW OBSERVED SOUTHEASTWARD CURRENT MOTION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 16 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 160900Z, 161500Z, 162100Z AND 170300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 160900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 160600Z --- NEAR 9.7S 90.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 07 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 - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 205 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 9.7S 90.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161800Z --- 10.7S 89.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 11.9S 88.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 12.9S 87.3E 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 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 13.8S 86.2E 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 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 15.1S 84.6E 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 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 15.7S 83.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.1S 81.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 160900Z POSITION NEAR 10.0S 90.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1097 NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED, BROAD SYSTEM WITH DEEP CONVECTION CONSOLIDATING OVER THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. A 160308Z MHS 89GHZ IMAGE DEPICTS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LLCC WITH DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING BROADLY INTO THE WESTERN QUADRANT. BASED ON THE MSI, THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLES WITH STRONG (25 TO 30 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR LIMITING OUTFLOW OVER THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. DUE TO THE OVERALL FAVORABLE CONDITIONS, THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS INCREASED TO 45 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T3.0 (45 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). AFTER TAU 72, TC KENANGA WILL TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A BUILDING STR. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. TC 06S SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 36 TO A PEAK INTENSITY OF 60 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 36, CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DEGRADE WITH COOLER SST AND WEAKER DIFFLUENCE ALOFT LEADING TO A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. MORE SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER TAU 72 AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND ENTRAINS COOLER, DRIER AIR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160600Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 161500Z, 162100Z, 170300Z AND 170900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 161500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 161200Z --- NEAR 10.0S 90.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 10.0S 90.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 11.3S 89.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 12.4S 87.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 13.4S 86.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 14.3S 84.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 15.3S 83.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 05 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 15.8S 81.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 15.9S 79.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 161500Z POSITION NEAR 10.3S 90.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1082 NM EAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE OF AN ELONGATED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 161232Z SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED, DEFINED LLCC POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF A DEEP CONVECTIVE BAND. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW OVER THE WESTERN AND SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLES WITH STRONG (25 TO 30 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR LIMITING OUTFLOW OVER THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. DUE TO THE OVERALL FAVORABLE CONDITIONS, THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS INCREASED TO 50 KNOTS, HEDGED ABOVE DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T3.0 (45 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). AFTER TAU 72, TC KENANGA WILL TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A BUILDING STR. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. TC 06S SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 36 TO A PEAK INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 48, CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DEGRADE WITH COOLER SST AND WEAKER DIFFLUENCE ALOFT LEADING TO A GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND. MORE SIGNIFICANT WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER TAU 72 AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND ENTRAINS COOLER, DRIER AIR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 161200Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 162100Z, 170300Z, 170900Z AND 171500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 162100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 161800Z --- NEAR 10.9S 88.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 16 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 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 - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 10.9S 88.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 170600Z --- 12.2S 87.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 13.3S 85.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 14.1S 84.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 14.9S 83.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 15.7S 81.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 15.9S 79.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.1S 78.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 162100Z POSITION NEAR 11.2S 88.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 992 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS ACCELERATED ON A MORE WESTWARD TRACK BUT HAS MAINTAINED OVERALL CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE EIR LOOP AND LINED UP WITH A DEFINED LOW CHANNEL CIRCULATION FEATURE IN THE 161511Z GPM MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY AND OBJECTIVE DVORAK ESTIMATES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) RELATIVE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). AFTERWARD, THE TC WILL TURN MORE WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A SECONDARY BUILDING STR. TC 06S SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 48 TO A PEAK OF 70 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 48, THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 50 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 161800Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 170300Z, 170900Z, 171500Z AND 172100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 170300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 170000Z --- NEAR 12.4S 87.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 18 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 - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 005 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 12.4S 87.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 13.5S 86.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 14.4S 84.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 15.2S 83.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 16.1S 82.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 16.6S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 05 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.6S 79.5E 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 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.7S 77.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 170300Z POSITION NEAR 12.7S 87.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 953 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 18 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME MORE COMPACT BUT MAINTAINED OVERALL CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE EIR LOOP AND LINED UP WITH A DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION FEATURE IN THE 162259Z AMSU MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY AND OBJECTIVE DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T3.0-T3.7. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE EQUATORWARD AND POLEWARD OUTFLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) RELATIVE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 48 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTERWARD, IT WILL TURN MORE WESTWARD AS SECONDARY BUILDING STR ASSUMES STEERING. TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 48 TO A PEAK OF 70 KNOTS. AFTERWARD, THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 45 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 170000Z IS 20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 170900Z, 171500Z, 172100Z AND 180300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 170900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 007 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 12.5S 87.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 12.5S 87.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 171800Z --- 13.4S 85.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 14.4S 84.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 15.2S 83.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 15.8S 82.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 16.3S 80.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 06 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.5S 78.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 16.6S 76.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 170900Z POSITION NEAR 12.7S 86.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 927 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) FEATURE OBSCURING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 170241Z GMI COMPOSITE IMAGE SHOWS A COMPACT SYSTEM WITH CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO A DEFINED LLCC, WHICH IS POSITIONED ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE CDO. UPPER- LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE POLEWARD OUTFLOW WITH MODERATE TO STRONG (20 TO 30 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR LIMITING OUTFLOW OVER THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 55 KNOTS BASED ON A DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF T3.5 (55 KNOTS) FROM KNES. TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). AFTER TAU 72, TC KENANGA WILL TURN WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A BUILDING STR. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. TC 06S SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 48 TO A PEAK INTENSITY OF 75 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 72, CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DEGRADE AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND ENTRAINS COOLER, DRIER AIR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 170600Z IS 21 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 171500Z, 172100Z, 180300Z AND 180900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 171500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 171200Z --- NEAR 12.6S 86.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 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 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 12.6S 86.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 180000Z --- 13.4S 84.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 14.3S 83.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 15.0S 82.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 15.5S 82.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 15.9S 80.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 06 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.1S 78.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.4S 75.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 171500Z POSITION NEAR 12.8S 86.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 885 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) FEATURE WITH A FORMATIVE EYE. A 170944Z SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A COMPACT SYSTEM WITH CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO AN OBLONG MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW WITH MODERATE TO STRONG (20 TO 25 KNOTS) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR LIMITING OUTFLOW OVER THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 60 KNOTS BASED ON AN AVERGAE OF DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T3.5 (55 KNOTS) TO T4.0 (65 KNOTS). TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST- SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). AFTER TAU 72, TC KENANGA WILL TURN WESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A BUILDING STR. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. TC 06S SHOULD CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAU 48 TO A PEAK INTENSITY OF 80 KNOTS. AFTER TAU 72, CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DEGRADE AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND ENTRAINS COOLER, DRIER AIR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 171200Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 172100Z, 180300Z, 180900Z AND 181500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 172100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 009 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 13.0S 85.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 13.0S 85.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 180600Z --- 13.9S 83.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 14.8S 82.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 15.5S 81.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 15.8S 81.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 15.8S 79.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.1S 78.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 16.6S 76.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 172100Z POSITION NEAR 13.2S 85.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 840 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN ASYMMETRIC CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST WITH SIGNIFICANT SPIRAL RAIN BANDS IN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN QUADRANTS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BY EXTRAPOLATING FROM A 171557Z METOP-A ASCAT PASS WHICH SHOWS A CLEAR CENTER AND THE STRONGEST WINDS TO THE SOUTH OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE UPPER LEVELS ARE OVERALL FAVORABLE WITH DECENT POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS OVERCOMING MODERATE TO STRONG (20 TO 25 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T4.0 (65 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC 06S WILL TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST AS IT FOLLOWS THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A CONSTANTLY RE-ORIENTING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD, TC 06S MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION (DCI) WITH A SECOND TROPICAL CYCLONE (CURRENTLY 92S) TO THE WEST. DESPITE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE GENERALLY AGREEING WITH THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK, THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE BECAUSE THE SPREAD IS FAIRLY LARGE WITH THE UNCERTAIN STEERING ENVIRONMENT AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DCI LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD. TC 06S SHOULD GRADUALLY INTENSIFY UNDER GENERALLY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO 80 KNOTS BY TAU 36. AFTER TAU 48, CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MODERATELY UNFAVORABLE AND TC 06S IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 171800Z IS 23 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180300Z, 180900Z, 181500Z AND 182100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 180300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 180000Z --- NEAR 13.6S 84.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 230 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 13.6S 84.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 181200Z --- 14.5S 83.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 15.4S 82.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 15.9S 81.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 16.1S 81.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.2S 79.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.6S 77.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.2S 76.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 180300Z POSITION NEAR 13.8S 84.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 819 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS (KTS) OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DEEP CONVECTIVE RAIN BANDS WRAPPING INTO AN OBSCURED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE ANIMATED IMAGERY REVEALED BRIEF PERIODS WHERE AN EYE APPEARED TO BE FORMING, ONLY TO BE OBSCURED AGAIN A FRAME OR TWO LATER. THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION BASED ON A 172235Z SSMIS 37 GHZ PARTIAL MICROWAVE IMAGE WHICH SHOWS THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE DEVELOPING EYEWALL. THE SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT IS MODERATELY FAVORABLE WITH A POCKET OF LOW (10-15 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, GOOD RADIAL OUTFLOW, AND MARGINAL (26-27 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 70 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T4.0-T4.5 (65-77 KTS). TC 06S WILL TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD FOR THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST AS IT FOLLOWS THE PERIPHERY OF A SHIFTING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTH. LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD, TC 06S MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION (DCI) WITH A SECOND, DEVELOPING TROPICAL CYCLONE (CURRENTLY 92S) TO THE WEST. TC 06S SHOULD GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO 80 KNOTS BY TAU 36. AFTER TAU 48, CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME UNFAVORABLE AND TC 06S IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. DESPITE GOOD GENERAL AGREEMENT IN DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE, THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST BECAUSE THE SPREAD IS FAIRLY LARGE AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DCI LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180000Z IS 24 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180900Z, 181500Z, 182100Z AND 190300Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 180900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 011 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 14.3S 84.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 235 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.3S 84.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 181800Z --- 15.2S 83.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 15.9S 82.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 16.2S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 16.5S 80.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.6S 79.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 03 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 17.2S 77.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 18.0S 76.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 180900Z POSITION NEAR 14.5S 83.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 808 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS BECOME MORE COMPACT AND SYMMETRIC AS IT DEVELOPED AN OCCLUDED EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE OCCLUDED EYE IN THE EIR LOOP WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T4.5/77KTS FROM PGTW AND KNES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES MODERATE RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) RELATIVE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). TC 06S IS FORECAST TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 48 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTERWARD, IT WILL TURN MORE WESTWARD AS A SECONDARY STR TO THE SOUTH ASSUMES STEERING. THIS NEW STR WILL ALSO RECEDE EASTWARD AND CAUSE THE CYCLONE TO REVERT TO A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 72. TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS THROUGH TAUS 12-24 TO A PEAK OF 80 KNOTS. AFTERWARD, THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND, BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 40 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SOME SPREADING AFTER TAU 48 TO A SPAN OF OVER 300 NM BY TAU 120. IN VIEW OF THIS, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK UP TO TAU 48 AND LOW CONFIDENCE AFTERWARD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180600Z IS 25 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 181500Z, 182100Z, 190300Z AND 190900Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 181500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 012 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 181200Z --- NEAR 14.8S 83.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 220 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 14.8S 83.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190000Z --- 15.7S 82.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 16.2S 82.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 16.5S 81.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 16.6S 80.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.7S 79.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 17.5S 77.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 18.4S 76.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 181500Z POSITION NEAR 15.0S 83.4E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 805 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO DEEPEN AND HAS BECOME MORE SYMMETRIC AND ANNULAR AS IT DEVELOPED A DEFINED 40-NM EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE FEATURE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T5.0/90KTS FROM PGTW AND KNES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A ROBUST RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) RELATIVE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 36 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTERWARD, IT WILL TURN MORE WESTWARD AS A SECONDARY STR APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ASSUMES STEERING. THIS NEW STR WILL ALSO RECEDE EASTWARD AND ALLOW THE CYCLONE TO REVERT TO A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 72. CONCURRENTLY, A DEVELOPING CYCLONE (92S) WILL BE WITHIN PROXIMITY OF TC 06S FOR POSSIBLE BINARY INTERACTION THAT MAY INTRODUCE A SLOW ERRATIC MOTION. IN THE NEAR TERM, TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE CONDITIONS TO A PEAK OF 95 KNOTS BY TAU 12. AFTERWARD, THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND, BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 50 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH SOME SPREADING AFTER TAU 48 TO A SPAN OF OVER 180 NM BY TAU 120. IN VIEW OF THIS, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK UP TO TAU 48 AND LOW CONFIDENCE AFTERWARD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181200Z IS 27 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 182100Z, 190300Z, 190900Z AND 191500Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 182100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 013 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 15.3S 83.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.3S 83.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 16.1S 82.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 16.5S 82.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 16.6S 81.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 16.4S 80.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.6S 78.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 17.5S 77.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 18.7S 75.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 182100Z POSITION NEAR 15.5S 83.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 799 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS (KTS) OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE USING ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY WHICH SHOWS THE ANNULAR TC HAS A ROUND, 44-NM EYE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PGTW DVORAK ESTIMATE OF T5.0 (90 KTS). THE ENVIRONMENT IS FAVORABLE WITH RADIAL OUTFLOW, LIGHT (10-15 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, AND MARGINAL (26-27 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE. TC 06S IS TRACKING ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A GENERALLY EAST-WEST ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR). THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD, THE ORIENTATION OF THIS STR WILL DICTATE THE TRACK, STEERING THE CYCLONE SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 36, WESTWARD BETWEEN TAU 36 AND 72, AND THEN SOUTHWESTWARD AGAIN BETWEEN TAU 72 AND 120. AROUND THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, ANOTHER CYCLONE (CURRENTLY 92S) MAY APPROACH CLOSE ENOUGH FOR BINARY INTERACTION TO INFLUENCE THE TRACK. CONSISTENT WITH TYPICAL ANNULAR CYCLONES, THE INTENSITY SHOULD REMAIN NEARLY CONSTANT FOR THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS BEFORE A SLOW WEAKENING TREND BEGINS. BY TAU 72, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME UNFAVORABLE AND TC 06S SHOULD WEAKEN MORE RAPIDLY. THE MOST RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A DISTINCT BIFURCATION IN THE GUIDANCE WITH NAVGEM, GFS, AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN TURNING LESS SHARPLY WESTWARD THAN THE OTHER MEMBERS BETWEEN TAU 36 AND 72. THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS HEDGED TOWARDS THE MORE WESTWARD ATTRACTOR WHICH INCLUDES THE ECMWF, GALWEM, UKMET, AND ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN. DESPITE THE BIFURCATION, THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST BECAUSE THE SPREAD IS ONLY 250 NM BY TAU 120. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181800Z IS 27 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 190300Z, 190900Z, 191500Z AND 192100Z.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 190300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 014 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 15.8S 82.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 220 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 175 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 15.8S 82.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191200Z --- 16.3S 82.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 16.5S 81.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 16.5S 80.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.5S 80.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.9S 78.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.8S 76.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 18.9S 75.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 190300Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 82.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 799 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON ANIMATED MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTING A LARGE, 43NM EYE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY WAS INCREASED TO 115 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T6.0 TO T6.5. NO RECENT SATCON IS AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, AUTOMATED DVORAK TECHNIQUE ALSO SUPPORTS THE 115 KNOT ASSESSMENT. FAVORABLE CONDITIONS PERSIST, WITH ROBUST RADIAL OUTFLOW AND LIGHT (10-15 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. HOWEVER, 26-27 DEGREE CELSIUS SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE MARGINAL. TC 06S HAS BEEN TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF SUBTROPICAL RIDGING TO THE EAST. THE TRACK IS EXPECTED TO FLATTEN OUT AND BECOME MORE WESTWARD AROUND TAU 24 AS RIDGING BUILDS IN TO THE SOUTH OF TRACK. SOUTHWESTERLY MOTION SHOULD RESUME AFTER TAU 72 AS THAT AREA OF RIDGING MOVES EASTWARD. AROUND THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD, CYCLONE 07S MAY APPROACH CLOSE ENOUGH FOR BINARY INTERACTION TO INFLUENCE THE TRACK. DESPITE OVERALL FAVORABLE CONDITIONS, KENANGA IS LIKELY AT OR NEAR ITS PEAK INTENSITY AS SST SUPPORT WEAKENS. BY TAU 72, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SHOULD BECOME UNFAVORABLE AND TC 06S SHOULD WEAKEN MORE RAPIDLY. THE MOST RECENT MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A DISTINCT BIFURCATION IN THE GUIDANCE WITH NAVGEM, GFS, AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN TURNING LESS SHARPLY WESTWARD THAN THE OTHER MEMBERS BETWEEN TAU 36 AND 72. THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS HEDGED TOWARDS THE MORE WESTWARD GROUPING WHICH INCLUDES THE ECMWF, GALWEM, UKMET, AND ECMWF ENSEMBLE MEAN. THE BI-FURCATION SCENARIO AND INCREASING POSSIBILITY OF BINARY INTERACTION IS DECREASING THE JTWC FORECAST CONFIDENCE, NOW ASSESSED AS LOW. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190000Z IS 31 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 191500Z AND 200300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (SEVEN) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 190900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 190600Z --- NEAR 16.2S 82.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 205 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S 82.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 16.6S 82.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 16.7S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 16.6S 80.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.6S 79.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 17.1S 78.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 03 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 17.8S 77.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 18.9S 76.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 190900Z POSITION NEAR 16.3S 82.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 806 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTAINED OVERALL SYMMETRIC AND ANNULAR CHARACTERISTICS AND A DEFINED EYE, NOW AT 35 NM DIAMETER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE FEATURE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES OF RANGING FROM T5.5 TO T6.5. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A ROBUST RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOT) RELATIVE EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 24 ALONG THE NORTHWEST PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHEAST. AFTERWARD, IT WILL TURN MORE WESTWARD AS A SECONDARY STR APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ASSUMES STEERING. THIS NEW STR WILL ALSO RECEDE EASTWARD AND ALLOW THE CYCLONE TO REVERT TO A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 48. CONCURRENTLY, ANOTHER CYCLONE (TC 07S) WILL BE WITHIN PROXIMITY OF TC 06S FOR A POSSIBLE BINARY INTERACTION THAT MAY INTRODUCE A SLOW ERRATIC MOTION. TC 06S APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED AND WILL NOW SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND, BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 40 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH GRADUAL SPREADING TO A SPAN OF 200 NM BY TAU 120 WITH HWRF THE NOTABLE LEFT OF TRACK OUTLIER. IN VIEW OF THIS, THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 190600Z IS 44 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 191500Z, 192100Z, 200300Z AND 200900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 191500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 191200Z --- NEAR 16.5S 82.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 215 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S 82.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 16.7S 81.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 16.7S 81.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.6S 80.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.8S 79.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 17.4S 78.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 18.4S 77.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 19.7S 75.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 191500Z POSITION NEAR 16.6S 82.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 805 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTAINED OVERALL CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE NOW INDICATIONS OF ELONGATION ALONG THE SOUTHERN FLANK. TC 06S HAS ALSO MAINTAINED A WELL-DEFINED EYE, NOW AT 25 NM DIAMETER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE ON THE EYE FEATURE THAT LINED UP PERFECTLY WITH A MICROWAVE EYE IN THE 191058Z SSMIS. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T5.5 TO T6.5. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A ROBUST RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH MODERATE TO STRONG (20-30 KNOT) EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). THE CYCLONE SHOULD NOW TRACK MORE WESTWARD AS A SECONDARY STR APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST ASSUMES STEERING. THIS NEW STR WILL ALSO RECEDE EASTWARD AND ALLOW THE CYCLONE TO REVERT TO A SOUTHWESTWARD TRACK AFTER TAU 48. CONCURRENTLY, ANOTHER CYCLONE (TC 07S) WILL BE WITHIN PROXIMITY OF TC 06S FOR A POSSIBLE BINARY INTERACTION THAT MAY INTRODUCE A SLOW ERRATIC MOTION. TC 06S HAS PEAKED AND WILL NOW SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO COOLER SST, WEAKER DIFFLUENCE, AND INCREASING VWS AND, BY TAU 120, TC KENANGA WILL BE REDUCED TO 45 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH GRADUAL SPREADING TO A SPAN OF OVER 270 NM BY TAU 120 WITH HWRF THE NOTABLE LEFT OF TRACK OUTLIER. IN VIEW OF THIS, THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191200Z IS 44 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 192100Z, 200300Z, 200900Z AND 201500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) 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 06S (KENANGA) 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: 191800Z --- NEAR 16.5S 82.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S 82.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 16.5S 81.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 16.5S 80.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.6S 80.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 03 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.8S 79.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 17.8S 77.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 18.9S 76.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 20.6S 75.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 192100Z POSITION NEAR 16.5S 81.9E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 793 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A ROBUST EYEWALL SURROUNDING AN INCREASINGLY RAGGED 13 NM DIAMETER EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE ON THE EYE FEATURE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 115 KTS IS BASED ON MULTIAGENCY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T6.0 (115 KTS), AND IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE A 191514Z SATCON ESTIMATE OF 107 KTS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES STRONG, WELL-DEFINED POLAR AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS WITH LOW (5-10 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE, AS TC 06S IS PARALLELING THE 26 DEGREE CELSIUS ISOTHERM TO ITS SOUTH. TC 06S IS TRACKING DUE WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHWEST THAT IS BUILDING INTO THE REGION. AFTER TAU 48, A MIDLATITUDE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION, CAUSING THE STR TO RECEDE EASTWARD AND ALLOWING TC 06S TO TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. CONCURRENTLY, ANOTHER CYCLONE (TC 07S) WILL BE TRACKING WITHIN PROXIMITY OF TC 06S FOR A POSSIBLE BINARY INTERACTION THAT MAY INTRODUCE A SLOW ERRATIC MOTION AT LATER TAUS. TC 06S HAS PEAKED IN INTENSITY AND WILL NOW SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO MARGINAL SSTS, WEAKENING OUTFLOW ALOFT, AND INCREASING VWS. TC 06S IS PREDICTED TO WEAKEN TO 40 KTS BY TAU 120. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN POOR AGREEMENT, ESPECIALLY AT LATER TAUS, WITH A SPREAD OF 260 NM AT TAU 120. ALL MODELS PORTRAY A TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST, BUT VARY IN THE SHARPNESS AND DEGREE OF RECURVE. ECMWF IS A NOTABLE OUTLIER NORTH OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS AND BRINGS TC 06S MUCH FURTHER WEST, WHILE HWRF IS SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTH OF AND FASTER THAN CONSENSUS. THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS POSITIONED CLOSE TO THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191800Z IS 40 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200300Z, 200900Z, 201500Z AND 202100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) 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 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 018 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 16.6S 81.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 01 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S 81.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 16.6S 81.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.5S 80.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.5S 80.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.8S 79.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.5S 77.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 03 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 18.4S 76.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 20.1S 75.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 200300Z POSITION NEAR 16.6S 81.8E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 793 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 01 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A ROBUST EYEWALL SURROUNDING AN INCREASINGLY DISORGANIZED EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE ON THE EYE FEATURE IN THE EIR IMAGERY. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 110 KTS IS BASED ON MULTIAGENCY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T6.0 (115 KTS) BUT TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE INCREASING EYE DISORGANIZATION, AND IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE A 192012Z SATCON ESTIMATE OF 100 KTS. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES STRONG, WELL-DEFINED POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW CHANNELS WITH LOW (5-10 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE MARGINALLY FAVORABLE, AS TC 06S IS PARALLELING THE 26 DEGREE CELSIUS ISOTHERM TO ITS SOUTH. TC 06S IS TRACKING DUE WEST ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE SOUTHWEST THAT IS BUILDING INTO THE REGION. AFTER TAU 48, A MIDLATITUDE TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE REGION, CAUSING THE STR TO REORIENT EASTWARD AND ALLOWING TC 06S TO TURN TOWARDS THE SOUTHWEST. CONCURRENTLY, TC 07S TO THE WEST WILL BE TRACKING SOUTHEAST AND APPROACHING WITHIN 10 DEGREES OF TC 06S. MODEL GUIDANCE CURRENTLY DOES NOT PORTRAY ANY DIRECT CYCLONE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO SYSTEMS. TC 06S WILL BEGIN A WEAKENING TREND DUE TO MARGINAL SSTS, WEAKENING OUTFLOW ALOFT, AND INCREASING VWS. TC 06S IS PREDICTED TO WEAKEN TO 35 KTS BY TAU 120. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN POOR AGREEMENT, ESPECIALLY AT LATER TAUS, WITH A SPREAD OF 300 NM AT TAU 120. ALL MODELS PORTRAY A TURN TO THE SOUTHWEST, BUT VARY IN THE SHARPNESS AND DEGREE OF RECURVATURE. ECMWF IS A NOTABLE OUTLIER NORTH OF AND SLOWER THAN THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS AND BRINGS TC 06S MUCH FURTHER WEST, WHILE HWRF IS SIGNIFICANTLY SOUTH OF AND FASTER THAN CONSENSUS. THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS POSITIONED CLOSE TO BUT SLOWER THAN THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS WITH LOW CONFIDENCE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 200000Z IS 38 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200900Z, 201500Z, 202100Z AND 210300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW)FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 200900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 019// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 200600Z --- NEAR 16.6S 81.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S 81.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 201800Z --- 16.5S 80.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 210600Z --- 16.5S 79.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.6S 78.9E 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 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 16.9S 77.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 17.7S 76.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 04 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 18.8S 75.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 20.2S 73.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 200900Z POSITION NEAR 16.6S 81.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 785 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON A 200329Z ASCAT PASS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INTENSITY OF 100 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH SUBJECTIVE DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM VARIOUS REPORTING AGENCIES AS WELL AS A RECENT OBJECTIVE SATELLITE INTENSITY CONSENSUS ESTIMATE OF 99 KNOTS. TC 06S HAS WEAKENED STEADILY OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND MARGINAL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, JUST ABOVE 26 DEGREES CELSIUS. FORWARD MOTION HAS SLOWED AS THE PRIMARY STEERING MECHANISM TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 06S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK STEADILY WESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE BUILDING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS THE PRIMARY STEERING INFLUENCE. STEADY WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE UNDER ONGOING INFLUENCE OF MODERATE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND PASSAGE OVER COOLER WATER, WITH DISSIPATION BELOW 35 KNOTS ANTICIPATED BY TAU 120. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THIS OVERALL FORECAST SCENARIO, BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN TERMS OF BOTH TRACK SPEED AND DIRECTION. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK LIES TO THE WEST OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS AND THE PREVIOUS JTWC FORECAST TRACK, FAVORING THE ECMWF AND UKMET MODEL SOLUTIONS. BOTH OF THESE MODELS DEPICT STEADY WEAKENING AND A TRACK THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXPECTED LOW TO MID-LEVEL FLOW PATTERN. GIVEN THE LARGE MODEL SPREAD AND UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE RATE OF EXPECTED WEAKENING, CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT TRACK FORECAST IS LOW. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 200600Z IS 31 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 201500Z, 202100Z, 210300Z AND 210900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 201500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 201200Z --- NEAR 16.6S 81.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.6S 81.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 210000Z --- 16.5S 80.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.5S 79.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.7S 78.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 17.1S 77.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 17.9S 76.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 19.1S 74.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 120 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z --- 20.5S 73.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 201500Z POSITION NEAR 16.6S 81.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 773 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A SLIGHT WEAKENING TREND WITH THE LOSS OF THE EYE AND SOMEWHAT FRAGMENTED CORE CONVECTION. A 201102Z AMSU 89GHZ IMAGE INDICATES A WEAK MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE INITIAL POSITION WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE, AND SIGNIFICANT EROSION OF EYEWALL CONVECTION AND DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 90 KNOTS BASED ON THE LOWER END OF DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 5.0 (90 KNOTS) TO 5.5 (102 KNOTS), CONSISTENT WITH A CIMSS SATCON ESTIMATE OF 90 KNOTS. TC 06S HAS SLOWED AS THE PRIMARY STEERING MECHANISM TRANSITIONS TO A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 06S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK STEADILY WESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE BUILDING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS THE PRIMARY STEERING INFLUENCE. STEADY WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE UNDER THE ONGOING INFLUENCE OF MODERATE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND PASSAGE OVER COOLER WATER, WITH DISSIPATION BELOW 35 KNOTS ANTICIPATED BY TAU 120. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THIS OVERALL FORECAST SCENARIO, BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN TERMS OF BOTH TRACK SPEED AND DIRECTION. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK LIES TO THE WEST OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS, FAVORING THE ECMWF AND UKMET MODEL SOLUTIONS. BOTH OF THESE MODELS DEPICT STEADY WEAKENING AND A TRACK THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXPECTED LOW TO MID-LEVEL FLOW PATTERN. GIVEN THE LARGE MODEL SPREAD AND UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE RATE OF EXPECTED WEAKENING, CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT TRACK FORECAST IS LOW. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 201200Z IS 25 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 202100Z, 210300Z, 210900Z AND 211500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX- HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 210300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 022// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 022 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 210000Z --- NEAR 16.2S 80.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 035 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S 80.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 211200Z --- 16.1S 79.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.3S 78.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.7S 77.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.3S 76.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 18.5S 74.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 06 KTS --- LONG RANGE OUTLOOK: --- 96 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 20.4S 73.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 210300Z POSITION NEAR 16.2S 80.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 716 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A LARGE (200NM DIAMETER) CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST REGION. THE INITIAL POSITION IS ASSESSED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON A 202157Z SSMIS 37 GHZ MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY REVEALS THAT THE SYSTEM IS TILTING SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST-SOUTHEAST AND THAT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT EROSION OF EYEWALL CONVECTION IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT DUE TO UPPER LEVEL CONVERGENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 80 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM T4.5 TO T5.0 (77 TO 90 KNOTS). TC 06S HAS SLOWED AS THE PRIMARY STEERING MECHANISM HAS TRANSITIONED TO A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE TO THE SOUTH. TC 06S IS EXPECTED TO TRACK STEADILY WESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD AS THE BUILDING SUBTROPICAL RIDGE REMAINS THE PRIMARY STEERING INFLUENCE. STEADY WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNDER THE ONGOING INFLUENCE OF MODERATE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND PASSAGE OVER COOLER WATER, WITH DISSIPATION ANTICIPATED BY TAU 96. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THIS OVERALL FORECAST SCENARIO, BUT THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN TERMS OF BOTH TRACK SPEED AND DIRECTION. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK LIES TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS, HEDGED BETWEEN THE ECMWF AND UKMET MODEL SOLUTIONS. BOTH OF THESE MODELS DEPICT STEADY WEAKENING AND A TRACK THAT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE EXPECTED LOW TO MID-LEVEL FLOW PATTERN. GIVEN THE LARGE MODEL SPREAD AND UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE RATE OF EXPECTED WEAKENING, CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT TRACK FORECAST IS LOW. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 210000Z IS 26 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 210900Z, 211500Z, 212100Z AND 220300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 210900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) 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: 210600Z --- NEAR 16.2S 80.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 115 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S 80.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 211800Z --- 16.2S 79.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 16.5S 78.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 17.0S 76.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 17.6S 75.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 18.8S 74.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 210900Z POSITION NEAR 16.2S 79.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 701 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS RAPIDLY DECAYING DEEP CONVECTION, WHICH IS OBSCURING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION. HOWEVER, A 210341Z MHS 89GHZ IMAGE INDICATES A WEAK MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE AND A PARTIAL EYEWALL WITH FRAGMENTED BANDING OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT, WHICH SUPPORTS THE CURRENT POSITION WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 70 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 3.5/4.5 (55/77 KNOTS) FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC IS TRACKING SLOWLY UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTH AND IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE STR RE-ORIENTS TO THE EAST. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAVGEM, WHICH INDICATES A SHARP POLEWARD TURN, THE BULK OF THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A 130NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 72, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK. TC KENANGA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY DUE TO DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, UPPER-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MARGINALLY FAVORABLE SST VALUES (26C). THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 72 AS IT TRACKS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF TC 07S. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 210600Z IS 23 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 211500Z, 212100Z, 220300Z AND 220900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 211500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 024 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 211200Z --- NEAR 16.1S 79.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.1S 79.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 220000Z --- 16.2S 78.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.6S 77.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.1S 76.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 17.7S 75.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 230 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 19.2S 73.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 211500Z POSITION NEAR 16.1S 79.0E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 672 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS RAPIDLY DECAYING DEEP CONVECTION, WHICH IS OBSCURING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION. HOWEVER, A 211032Z SSMIS 37GHZ IMAGE INDICATES A WEAK MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE AND A PARTIAL EYEWALL WITH CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE, WHICH SUPPORTS THE CURRENT POSITION WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 60 KNOTS BASED ON A PGTW DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 3.5 (55 KNOTS) AND A RECENT SATCON ESTIMATE OF 67 KNOTS. TC 06S IS TRACKING SLOWLY UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTH AND IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE STR RE- ORIENTS TO THE EAST. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NAVGEM, WHICH INDICATES A SHARP POLEWARD TURN, THE BULK OF THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH A 90NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 72, THEREFORE, THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK. TC KENANGA WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY DUE TO DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, UPPER-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MARGINALLY FAVORABLE SST VALUES (26C). THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 72 AS IT TRACKS WITHIN THE NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF TC 07S. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 211200Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 212100Z, 220300Z, 220900Z AND 221500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 212100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 025 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 211800Z --- NEAR 16.2S 78.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 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 - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.2S 78.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 220600Z --- 16.6S 77.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 17.1S 76.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 17.7S 75.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 235 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 18.3S 74.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 20.0S 73.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 212100Z POSITION NEAR 16.3S 78.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 659 NM SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS (KTS) OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS CONTINUAL DECAY IN THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE BUT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) IS BEING OBSCURED BY CIRRUS CLOUDS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BY EXTRAPOLATING FROM A 211612Z AMSU 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH A CORRECTION TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST TO ACCOUNT FOR TILT THAT WAS EVIDENT IN EARLIER MICROWAVE IMAGES. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 55 KTS IS CONSISTENT WITH A PGTW DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF 3.5 (55 KTS). TC 06S IS TRACKING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTH- SOUTHEAST AND IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE STR RE-ORIENTS TO THE EAST. NAVGEM, GFS, AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MEAN INDICATE A SHARPER TURN POLEWARD THAN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK, WHICH ALIGNS WELL WITH THE REMAINING NUMERICAL MODELS (ECMWF, UKMET, AND GALWEM). THERE IS MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST WHICH IS PLACED TO THE LEFT OF THE CONSENSUS TO ALIGN WITH THE ECMWF, UKMET, AND GALWEM CLUSTER. TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN STEADILY DUE TO DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, UPPER-LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MARGINAL (26C-27 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 72 AS IT TRACKS INTO THE NORTHEAST PERIPHERY OF TC 07S. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 211800Z IS 22 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 220300Z, 220900Z, 221500Z AND 222100Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 220300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 026 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 220000Z --- NEAR 16.5S 78.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 050 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND EXTRAPOLATION PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 16.5S 78.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 221200Z --- 16.9S 77.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 240 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.5S 76.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 18.3S 75.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 220 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 19.2S 74.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 220300Z POSITION NEAR 16.6S 78.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 662 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS (KTS) OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS WEAKENING CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE AND AN OBSCURED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH POOR CONFIDENCE BY EXTRAPOLATING FROM A 212012Z AMSR2 36 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE WHICH SHOWS A BROAD LLCC. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 45 KTS WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH PGTW AND KNES DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 3.0 (45 KTS). THE ENVIRONMENT IS UNFAVORABLE, DESPITE LOW (10-15 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW, DUE TO MARGINAL (26-27 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST) AND DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT. TC 06S IS TRACKING ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST. THE CYCLONE IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY TURN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TO SOUTHWESTWARD AS THE STR RE-ORIENTS TO THE EAST. TC 06S WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN STEADILY DUE TO DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT AND MARGINAL SSTS UNTIL DISSIPATING BY TAU 48 AS IT TRACKS TOWARD TC 07S. SPREAD IN THE MODEL GUIDANCE IS 140 NM AT TAU 48, LENDING TO MODERATE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 220000Z IS 18 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 220900Z, 221500Z, 222100Z AND 230300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 220900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 027 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 220600Z --- NEAR 17.0S 78.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 225 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 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 - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.0S 78.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 221800Z --- 17.6S 77.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 18.5S 76.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 225 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 19.4S 75.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 220900Z POSITION NEAR 17.2S 78.2E. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 687 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A LARGE AND RAGGED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH DISORGANIZED CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY WERE DERIVED FROM A 220428Z 25-KM RESOLUTION ASCAT DIRECT PASS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. TC 06S HAS REACHED AN AREA OF INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND, COLD AIR ENTRAINMENT THAT WILL CONTINUE TO ERODE THE SYSTEM LEADING TO DISSIPATION BY TAU 24, MORE THAN LIKELY, SOONER. NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 220600Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 221500Z, 222100Z, 230300Z AND 230900Z. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= WTXS31 PGTW 221500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06S (KENANGA) WARNING NR 028 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 221200Z --- NEAR 17.2S 77.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 17.2S 77.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 17.9S 77.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 221500Z POSITION NEAR 17.4S 77.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 06S (KENANGA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 684 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE GREATLY WEAKENED CENTRAL CONVECTION SHEARED AT LEAST 70 NM EAST OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC). THIS IS ALSO HIGHLIGHTED IN THE 221019Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE THAT SHOWS AN EXPOSED AND RAGGED LLC. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T2.5/35KTS FROM PGTW AND KNES. TC KENANGA WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, COOLING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES, AND INFLUX OF COLD BAROCLINIC AIR. 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 221200Z IS 9 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 07S (CILIDA) WARNINGS (WTXS32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// ========================================================================= =========================================================================
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