WTPN31 PGTW 240300 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 28W WARNING NR 023 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 240000Z6 --- NEAR 15.2N8 130.3E7 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT REPEAT POSIT: 15.2N8 130.3E7 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z9 --- 16.5N2 130.6E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 010 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z7 --- 18.0N9 130.9E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 030 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 251200Z0 --- 19.7N7 132.0E6 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 045 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 260000Z8 --- 21.6N9 134.1E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 270000Z9 --- 24.5N1 138.7E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 240300Z9 POSITION NEAR 15.5N1 130.4E8. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 28W, LOCATED NEAR 15.2N8 130.3E7, APPROXIMATELY 700 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA, HAS BEEN TRACKING NORTHWARD AT 11 KNOTS DURING THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 232330Z3 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 AND 30 KNOTS AND SYNOPTIC DATA. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN ELONGATED AREA OF CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER BUT REDUCED CONVECTION IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 240000Z6 IS 18 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 240900Z5, 241500Z2, 242100Z9 AND 250300Z0. BT #XXXX NNNN