WTPN31 PGTW 091500 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 13W WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 091200Z2 --- NEAR 16.8N5 113.0E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT REPEAT POSIT: 16.8N5 113.0E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 100000Z1 --- 17.4N2 111.6E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 101200Z4 --- 18.0N9 109.8E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 110000Z2 --- 18.4N3 107.8E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 09 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 111200Z5 --- 18.5N4 105.9E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z6 --- 18.4N3 103.5E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 091500Z5 POSITION NEAR 17.0N8 112.6E0. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 13W (NONAME) LOCATED SOUTHEAST OF HAINAN ISLAND OVER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, HAS TRACKED WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 091130Z4 ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON CURRENT SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS. A 091009Z9 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASS DEPICTED AN EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH A POSSIBLE WEAK BANDING FEATURE ATTEMPTING TO WRAP INTO THE VORTEX FROM THE SOUTHWEST. 30 TO 40 KNOT UPPER LEVEL EASTERLIES EXTENDING OVER THE REGION CONTINUE TO HAMPER FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 091200Z2 IS 08 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 092100Z2, 100300Z4, 100900Z0 AND 101500Z7. THE JTWC WEBSITE HAS CHANGED TO: HTTPS://WWW.NPMOC.NAVY.MIL/JTWC.HTML. THIS CHANGE IS FOR SECURITY REASONS ONLY. THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE HAS NOT CHANGED.//