SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WTPN32 PGTW 050300 1. TYPHOON 13W (JELAWAT) WARNING NR 017 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 050000Z5 --- NEAR 26.1N9 135.5E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 09 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 035 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 085 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 26.1N9 135.5E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 26.2N0 133.4E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 035 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 085 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 26.3N1 131.6E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 26.4N2 129.8E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 075 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 070000Z7 --- 26.5N3 128.0E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 065 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 080000Z8 --- 26.9N7 125.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 060 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 050300Z8 POSITION NEAR 26.1N9 135.0E9. TYPHOON (TY) 13W (JELAWAT), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 410 NM EAST OF KADENA, OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 042330Z2 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 AND 102 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICT A BANDING EYE. IMAGERY ALSO SHOWS THAT THE CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMED WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN SYSTEM ORGANIZATION OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE UW-CIMSS ANALYSIS INDICATES WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. TY 13W (JELAWAT) HAS TRACKED UNDER THE MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE EXTENDING FROM JAPAN WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD INTO EASTERN CHINA, AND IS EXPECTED TO TRACK WESTWARD THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. TY 13W (JELAWAT) IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY DECREASE INTENSITY THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 050000Z5 IS 20 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 050900Z4 (DTG 050751Z8), 051500Z1 (DTG 051351Z5), 052100Z8 (DTG 051951Z1) AND 060300Z9 (DTG 060151Z3).// BT #XXXX NNNN