WTXS31 PGTW 182100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (DJOUNGOU) WARNING NR 007//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (DJOUNGOU) WARNING NR 007
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
181800Z --- NEAR 21.6S 81.0E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 29 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
165 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
115 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 21.6S 81.0E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
190600Z --- 25.2S 86.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING SUBTROPICAL
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 120 DEG/ 29 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
191800Z --- 28.1S 91.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING SUBTROPICAL
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
000 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 115 DEG/ 30 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
200600Z --- 30.3S 98.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 095 DEG/ 25 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
201800Z --- 30.8S 103.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
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REMARKS:
182100Z POSITION NEAR 22.5S 82.3E.
18FEB24. TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (DJOUNGOU), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
1000 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT
29 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 181800Z
IS 942 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181800Z IS 56 FEET.
NEXT WARNINGS AT 190900Z AND 192100Z.//
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WDXS31 PGTW 182100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE 13S (DJOUNGOU) WARNING
NR 007//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
SUMMARY:
INITIAL POSITION: 21.6S 81.0E
INITIAL INTENSITY: 120 KTS
GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: 1000 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF DIEGO GARCIA
MOVEMENT PAST 6 HOURS: SOUTHEASTWARD AT 29 KTS
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT: 56 FEET
SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION:
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 13S (DJOUNGOU) IS NOW RAPIDLY DETERIORATING
AFTER PEAKING ABOUT EIGHT HOURS AGO. REANALYSIS OF THE ADVANCED
DVORAK TECHNIQUE (ADT) RAW DATA OUTPUTS WHICH REACHED AS HIGH AS T6.8,
THE SYSTEM APPEARS TO HAVE PEAKED BETWEEN 180900Z AND 181000Z,
BETWEEN 130 AND 135 KNOTS. SINCE THAT TIME, THE EYE HAS QUICKLY
FILLED IN AND IS NO LONGER APPARENT IN THE ANIMATED ENHANCED
INFRARED (EIR) IMAGERY. THE CLOUD TOPS REMAIN FAIRLY COLD IN THE
EIR AND AN 181628Z AMSU-B 89GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALED A WELL-
DEFINED UPPER-LEVEL MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE. THE IMPACT OF NORTHWESTERLY
SHEAR WAS ALREADY EVIDENT IN MICROWAVE IMAGERY FROM 181304Z, WHICH
SHOWED A PRONOUNCED TILT BETWEEN THE 36GHZ AND 89GHZ EYE FEATURES. THE
INITIAL POSITION IS ASSESSED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE TIGHT
GROUPING OF THE AGENCY FIXES, WHICH WERE PLACED USING THE LAST COUPLE
OF FRAMES WITH AN EVIDENT EYE FEATURE, AND EXTRAPOLATION OF THE AMSU-B
MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE NOTED ABOVE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED
WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE, BASED ON AN AVERAGE OF THE SUBJECTIVE AND
OBJECTIVE FIXES NOTED BELOW. ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED
INTO AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH HAS VERY RAPIDLY SHIFTED FROM FAVORABLE TO
HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE, WITH HIGH VWS BEING THE PRIMARY NEGATIVE FACTOR.
SSTS REMAIN WARM AND UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW CONTINUES TO BE EXTREMELY
STRONG POLEWARD, INTO THE BASE OF A 130 KNOT JET MAX TO THE SOUTHEAST.
THE SYSTEM IS RACING SOUTHEASTWARD AT ALMOST 30 KNOTS IN THE TIGHT
GRADIENT FLOW BETWEEN A STR TO THE EAST AND A MAJOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH
TO THE WEST.
INITIAL WIND RADII BASIS: PERSISTENCE
CURRENT STEERING MECHANISM: TIGHT GRADIENT BETWEEN A STRONG STR
CENTERED OVER WESTERN AUSTRALIA AND A DEEP, MAJOR SHORTWAVE TROUGH
TO THE WEST.
AGENCY DVORAK AND AUTOMATED FIXES:
PGTW: T6.5 - 127 KTS
KNES: T6.5 - 127 KTS
DEMS: T6.5 - 127 KTS
FMEE: T6.5 - 127 KTS
FIMP: T5.5 - 102 KTS
CIMSS SATCON: 125 KTS AT 181307Z
CIMSS ADT: 124 KTS AT 181800Z
CIMSS AIDT: 116 KTS AT 181800Z
CIMSS DPRINT: 117 KTS AT 181800Z
FORECASTER ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENT: HIGHLY UNFAVORABLE
VWS: 30+ KTS
SST: 28-29 CELSIUS
OUTFLOW: STRONG POLEWARD
OTHER FACTORS: VERY DRY AIR BEGINNING TO WRAP UP THE WEST AND
NORTH OF THE LLCC.
ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE:
INITIAL POSITION: HIGH
INITIAL INTENSITY: MEDIUM
INITIAL WIND RADII: LOW
3. FORECAST REASONING.
SIGNIFICANT FORECAST CHANGES: THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE FORECAST TRACK FROM THE PREVIOUS WARNING, OTHER THAN A
TRUNCATION TO 48 HOURS. HOWEVER, THE FINAL PHASE TRANSITION HAS
BEEN CHANGED TO EXTRATROPICAL WITH THIS FORECAST.
FORECAST DISCUSSION: AFTER PEAKING AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE 130 KNOTS
ABOUT EIGHT HOURS AGO, TC 13S HAS STARTED TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT
SUCCUMBS TO PERSISTENT AND INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY SHEAR AND
BEGINS TO FEEL THE EFFECTS OF SIGNIFICANT INTRUSIONS OF DRY AIR.
THE STEERING INFLUENCE IS QUITE STRAIGHT FORWARD, AND WILL DRIVE
THE SYSTEM TOWARDS THE SOUTHEAST AT A STEADY 30 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT
24 TO 36 HOURS. A SLIGHT SLOW DOWN AND SHIFT TO AN EASTWARD TRACK
IS EXPECTED BY THE END OF THE FORECAST AS THE STEERING LEVEL SHIFTS
LOWER IN THE ATMOSPHERE, WHERE THE STEERING GRADIENT WILL BE
WEAKER. WITH THE SHEAR HAVING NOW SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATED TO
THE INNER CORE OF THE SYSTEM, IT WILL NOT BE LONG BEFORE THE VORTEX
IS COMPLETELY TORN ASUNDER. IN FACT THE DECAPITATION INDEX (DCAP)
MODEL SUGGESTS THIS PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO
24 HOURS. AT THE SAME TIME, BOTH THE HAFS-A AND HWRF MODEL CROSS-
SECTIONS SHOW THE PROCESS VERY WELL, WITH ALL THAT REMAINS OF THE LOW-
LEVEL VORTEX DRIVING SOUTHEASTWARD BY TAU 36, COMPLETELY SMOTHERED BY
A DEEP LAYER OF VERY DRY AIR EXTENDING FROM 800MB ALL THE WAY UP TO
300MB. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT) SHORTLY BUT
THIS PHASE OF ITS LIFE WILL BE SHORT-LIVED, AND IT WILL NEVER ACTUALLY
COMPLETE STT. INSTEAD, THE SYSTEM QUICKLY SHIFTS TO AN EXTRATROPICAL
TRANSITION (ETT) AS IT MOVES INTO THE LEFT ENTRANCE REGION OF A 150
KNOT JET MAX AND EMBEDS ALONG A TIGHT THERMAL GRADIENT AND DEVELOPS
FRONTAL CHARACTERISTICS. ETT WILL BE COMPLETE NO LATER THAN TAU 48 AND
COULD POTENTIALLY WRAP UP 12 HOURS EARLIER.
MODEL DISCUSSION: TRACK GUIDANCE IS IN VERY TIGHT AGREEMENT, WITH
MINIMAL CROSS AND ALONG-TRACK SPREAD THROUGH THE SHORT DURATION OF
THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE JTWC FORECAST LIES CLOSE TO THE CONSENSUS
MEAN WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS ALSO IN GOOD
AGREEMENT, WITH ALL OF THE GUIDANCE SHOWING A SHARP AND RAPID
WEAKENING THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE FORECAST. THE JTWC FORECAST
LIES ON THE HIGHER END OF THE ENVELOPE WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE:
TRACK 0 - 72 HR: HIGH
INTENSITY 0 - 72 HR: MEDIUM//
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