WTPN31 PGTW 101500 1. SUPER TYPHOON 22W (SAOMAI) WARNING NR 033 03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 101200Z4 --- NEAR 24.1N7 132.4E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 140 KT, GUSTS 170 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 155 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 24.1N7 132.4E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 110000Z2 --- 24.5N1 130.9E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 140 KT, GUSTS 170 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 155 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 111200Z5 --- 25.5N2 129.7E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 140 KT, GUSTS 170 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 055 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 185 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 155 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 120000Z3 --- 26.4N2 128.4E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 050 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 150 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z6 --- 26.9N7 127.3E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 145 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z7 --- 27.6N5 124.9E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 045 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 175 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE 145 NM ELSEWHERE --- REMARKS: 101500Z7 POSITION NEAR 24.2N8 132.0E6. SUPER TYPHOON (STY) 22W (SAOMAI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 280 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 101130Z6 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 140 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS THE SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS AND HAS A 20 NM WELL DEFINED EYE SURROUNDED BY INTENSE CONVECTION. UW-CIMSS SATELLITE DERIVED WIND PRODUCTS INDICATE WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OVER THE SYSTEM AND GOOD OUTFLOW ALOFT. STY 22W IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH 12 HOURS, THEN NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE END OF THE PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN SUPER TYPHOON STRENGTH OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN SOMEWHAT AS IT ENCOUNTERS INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 101200Z4 IS 40 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 102100Z4 (DTG 101951Z7), 110300Z5 (DTG 110151Z9), 110900Z1 (DTG 110751Z5) AND 111500Z8 (DTG 111351Z2). REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 23W (WUKONG) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 24W (BOPHA) WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN