WTPN31 PGTW 280300 1. TROPICAL STORM 09W (KONG-REY) WARNING NR 028 DOWNGRADED FROM TYPHOON 09W 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 280000Z0 --- NEAR 33.0N6 148.2E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 33.0N6 148.2E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z3 --- 34.5N2 151.0E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z1 --- 36.1N0 154.1E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z4 --- 37.7N7 157.3E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 18 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 39.8N0 161.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 050 DEG/ 19 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z4 --- 44.3N1 169.2E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 280300Z3 POSITION NEAR 33.4N0 148.9E2. TYPHOON (TY) 09W (KONG-REY), LOCATED EAST OF JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 272330Z7 INFRARED AND VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 KNOTS. SATELLITE ANIMATION DEPICTS WEAKENING CONVECTION AND INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 280000Z0 IS 22 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 280900Z9, 281500Z6, 282100Z3 AND 290300Z4. REFER TO TYPHOON 11W (TORAJI) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//