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WTPS31 PGTW 040300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 25P (HAROLD) WARNING NR 006//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 25P (HAROLD) WARNING NR 006
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
040000Z --- NEAR 13.9S 164.0E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 155 DEGREES AT 04 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 015 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 - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
025 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 13.9S 164.0E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
041200Z --- 14.5S 164.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 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
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 04 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
050000Z --- 15.2S 164.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 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
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
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 - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 03 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
051200Z --- 15.7S 165.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
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 - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 03 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
060000Z --- 15.8S 165.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 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
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 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
090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 07 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
070000Z --- 16.2S 168.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 110 DEG/ 14 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
080000Z --- 18.0S 174.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING SUBTROPICAL
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 120 DEG/ 17 KTS
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120 HRS, VALID AT:
090000Z --- 21.1S 179.6W
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING SUBTROPICAL
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
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REMARKS:
040300Z POSITION NEAR 14.1S 164.1E.
04APR20. TROPICAL CYCLONE 25P (HAROLD), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 337
NM NORTHWEST OF PORT VILA, VANUATU, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-
SOUTHEASTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY CONFIRMS THAT TC HAROLD IS UNDERGOING
A PERIOD OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION, WITH DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDS WITH
VERY COLD CLOUD TOPS WRAPPING INTO A PINHOLE EYE, WHICH HAS DEVELOPED
OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THERE HAS BEEN NO GOOD MICROWAVE PASS SINCE
031911Z, BUT THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED
ON THE PINHOLE EYE FEATURE IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED BANDS. THE
INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 90 KNOTS USING A COMBINATION OF
AGENCY DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T5.0 (90 KNOTS) FROM ALL
AGENCIES (PGTW/PHFO/NFFN), AND AN ADVANCED DVORAK TECHNIQUE ESTIMATE
OF T4.8. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT TC 25P LIES IN A HIGHLY
FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, WITH VERY ROBUST DIRVERGENT OUTFLOW, WARM (29-
30 DEG CELSIUS) SSTS AND LOW TO MODERATE (15-20 KNOTS) VWS, WITH A
RELATIVE SHEAR VALUE MUCH LOWER DUE TO STORM MOTION AND SHEAR VECTORS
BEING IN PHASE. TC 25P HAS SLOWED SIGNFICANTLY OVER THE PAST SIX
HOURS, DUE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EXTENSION OF THE STR NOSING
SOUTHWESTWARD TO THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM, EFFECTIVELY LIMITING
EASTEWARD MOVEMENT OF TC 25P. THIS RIDGE IS FORECAST TO FURTHER
STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT 24-36 HOURS, WHICH WILL IN TURN LEAD TO VERY
SLOW, NEARLY QUASI-STATIONARY MOVEMENT TOWARDS THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF
TC 25P. BEYOND TAU 48 THE AFOREMENTIONED EXTENSION OF THE STR WEAKENS
AND THE STR ITSELF REORIENTS TO A NORTHWEST-SOUTHEAST ORIENTATION,
ALLOWING TC 25P TO ACCELERATE SOUTHWEASTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE
FORECAST PERIOD. TC 25P IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY
OVER THE NEXT 24-36 AS IT TAPS INTO HIGHLY DIVERGENT UPPER LEVEL FLOW
WHILE REMAINING IN A RELATIVELY LOW VWS ENVIRONMENT OVER VERY WARM
WATERS. AFTER PEAKING OUT AT 120 KNOTS BY TAU 48 THE ENVIRONMENT WILL
SLOWLY DETERIORATE AS THE SYSTEM EXPERIENCES INCREASING VWS AND
CONVERGENCE ALOFT, AND DECREASING SSTS. BY TAU 96, THE SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN TO INTERACT WITH MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES AND BEGIN SUBTROPICAL
TRANSITION. NUMERICAL GUIDANCE ALL AGREE ON THE GENERAL SOUTHEASTWARD
TRACK AND SLOW FORWARD MOTION THROUGH TAU 48, BUT DIFFER ON THE
DEGREE, WITH SOME MODELS INDICATING A MOVEMENT DUE SOUTH OR EVEN
SOUTHWEST AT ONE OR TWO KNOTS BEFORE TURNING SOUTHEAST, WHILE OTHERS
MOVE STRAIGHT SOUTHEAST AT THREE TO FOUR KNOTS THROUGH THE ENTIRE
FORECAST. BEYOND TAU 48, MODELS COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT ON
BOTH THE TRACK AND FORWARD MOTION. THE JTWC FORECAST FAVORS THE MORE
SOUTHWARD TRACK THROUGH TAU 48 AT ABOUT THREE KNOTS, BEFORE TURNING
SOUTHEAST AND ACCELERATING AFTER TAU 48. DUE TO THE OVERALL HIGH
UNCERTAINTY IN THE GUIDANCE IN THE FIRST 48 HOURS AND THE GENERAL
UNCERTAINTY IN THE STEERING ENVIRONMENT, THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN
THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 040000Z IS
28 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 040900Z, 041500Z, 042100Z AND 050300Z.//
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