WTPN34 PGTW 241500 1. TYPHOON 10W (YUTU) WARNING NR 008 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241200Z9 --- NEAR 20.6N8 115.6E3 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 275 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.6N8 115.6E3 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z7 --- 21.2N5 113.8E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z0 --- 21.9N2 112.1E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z8 --- 22.4N8 111.0E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 261200Z1 --- 22.8N2 109.8E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 241500Z2 POSITION NEAR 20.8N0 115.2E9. TYPHOON (TY) 10W (YUTU), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 140 NM SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 241130Z1 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 AND 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT TY 10W HAS CONTINUED TO INTENSIFY AND NOW HAS A 26 NM IRREGULAR EYE. A 241018Z6 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER PASS DEPICTS CONSOLIDATING EYEWALL CONVECTION WITH DECAYING CONVECTION IN THE BAND SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY DEPICTS EXCELLENT OUTFLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WITH IMPROVED OUTFLOW OVER THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241200Z9 IS 14 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 242100Z9, 250300Z0, 250900Z6 AND 251500Z3. REFER TO TYPHOON 09W (KONG-REY) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN