WTPN31 PGTW 180300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W (JELAWAT) WARNING NR 005//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W (JELAWAT) WARNING NR 005
DOWNGRADED FROM TROPICAL STORM 18W
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
180000Z --- NEAR 7.1N 126.6E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 08 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
REPEAT POSIT: 7.1N 126.6E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
181200Z --- 7.4N 124.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 15 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
190000Z --- 8.0N 121.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 15 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
191200Z --- 8.4N 118.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
180300Z POSITION NEAR 7.2N 126.0E.
18DEC23. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W (JELAWAT), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
60 NM EAST OF DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT
08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT
180000Z IS 1003 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180000Z
IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180900Z, 181500Z, 182100Z AND 190300Z.
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WDPN31 PGTW 180300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W (JELAWAT)
WARNING NR 005//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
SUMMARY:
INITIAL POSITION: 7.1N 126.6E
INITIAL INTENSITY: 30 KTS
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: 60 NM EAST OF DAVAO CITY, PHILIPPINES
MOVEMENT PAST 6 HOURS: WESTWARD AT 08 KTS
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT: 17 FEET
SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION:
ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS FLARING DEEP
CONVECTION TO THE WEST OF THE CIRCULATION CENTER AS ONSHORE FLOW
RUNS UP AGAINST THE MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN OF MINDANAO. THE INITIAL
POSITION IS PLACED WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE BASED ON 172207Z SSMIS
IMAGERY SHOWING A COMPACT LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE INITIAL
INTENSITY OF 30 KTS IS ASSESSED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON A
CONSENSUS OF SUBJECTIVE DVORAK FINAL INTENSITY VALUES FROM PGTW AND
RJTD AND NEARBY OBSERVATIONS.
INITIAL WIND RADII BASIS: NOT APPLICABLE (THERE ARE NO INITIAL WIND
RADII).
CURRENT STEERING MECHANISM: SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH
AGENCY DVORAK AND AUTOMATED FIXES:
PGTW: T2.5 - 35 KTS
RJTD: T2.5 - 35 KTS
FORECASTER ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENT: HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE
VWS: 15-20 KTS
SST: 28-29 CELSIUS
OUTFLOW: MODERATE WESTWARD
OTHER FACTORS: LAND INTERACTION
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE:
INITIAL POSITION: MEDIUM
INITIAL INTENSITY: HIGH
INITIAL WIND RADII: NOT APPLICABLE
3. FORECAST REASONING.
SIGNIFICANT FORECAST CHANGES: THIS INITIAL PROGNOSTIC REASONING
MESSAGE ESTABLISHES THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY.
FORECAST DISCUSSION: TD 18W WILL TRACK GENERALLY WESTWARD
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE CONTINUED INFLUENCE OF THE
WELL-ENTRENCHED STEERING RIDGE TO THE NORTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED
TO WEAKEN STEADILY THROUGH THE NEXT 36 HOURS, PRIMARILY DUE TO
PASSAGE OVER THE RUGGED TERRAIN OF MINDANAO AND MODERATE TO HIGH
EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.
MODEL DISCUSSION: TRACK FORECAST GUIDANCE DERIVED FROM THE
NUMERICAL MODEL SUITE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT, WITH SPREAD CONFINED TO
THE ALONG-TRACK DIRECTION INDICATIVE OF MINOR TRACK SPEED
DIFFERENCES. MODEL INTENSITY FORECASTS SUGGEST A FAIRLY STEADY
TREND IN INTENSITY, BUT THAT TREND IS ASSESSED AS UNLIKELY GIVEN
THE UNFAVORABLE CONDITIONS ANNOTATED IN THE FORECAST DISCUSSION
SECTION ABOVE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE:
TRACK 0 - 72 HR: MEDIUM
INTENSITY 0 - 72 HR: MEDIUM//
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