SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WTPN31 PGTW 081500 1. TYPHOON 01W (DAMREY) WARNING NR 012 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 081200Z1 --- NEAR 14.4N9 132.4E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 075 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 100 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 14.4N9 132.4E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 16.0N7 133.6E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 110 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 015 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 18.5N4 134.3E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 140 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 120 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 025 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 100000Z1 --- 21.2N5 135.6E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 040 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 140 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 120 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 035 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS , VALID AT: 101200Z4 --- 23.2N7 137.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 035 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 110 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 045 DEG/ 16 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 111200Z5 --- 27.7N6 141.9E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 100 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 081500Z4 POSITION NEAR 14.8N3 132.7E3. TYPHOON (TY) 01W (DAMREY), LOCATED IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA APPROXIMATELY 425 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND OF SAMAR, HAS TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 081130Z3 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM CONTINUING TO ORGANIZE ABOUT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND THE PRESENCE OF A BANDING EYE. TY 01W (DAMREY) IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MORE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE PERIOD, AS IT MOVES INTO STRONGER WESTERLY FLOW. TY 01W (DAMREY) IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY WEAKEN DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR ASSOCIATED WITH THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 081200Z1 IS 28 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 082100Z1 (DTG 081951Z4), 090300Z2 (DTG 090151Z6), 090900Z8 (DTG 090751Z2) AND 091500Z5 (DTG 091351Z9).// NNNN