WTPN34 PGTW 040900 1. TYPHOON 02C (ELE) WARNING NR 037 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 040600Z0 --- NEAR 26.4N2 177.0E5 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 030 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.4N2 177.0E5 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 041800Z3 --- 27.1N0 176.8E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 050600Z1 --- 28.3N3 175.1E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 051800Z4 --- 29.4N5 173.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 12 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 060600Z2 --- 30.9N2 171.0E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 070600Z3 --- 33.7N3 167.9E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 040900Z3 POSITION NEAR 26.6N4 177.0E5. TYPHOON (TY) 02C (ELE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 310 NM WEST- SOUTHWEST OF MIDWAY ISLAND, HAS DRIFTED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 040530Z2 MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 77 KNOTS, QUIKSCAT DATA AND MICROWAVE IMAGERY. ANIMATED VISIBLE IMAGERY REVEALS COLD AIR STRATOCUMULUS TO THE NORTHWEST AND A 9 NM EYE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 040600Z0 IS 31 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 041500Z0, 042100Z7, 050300Z8 AND 050900Z4. REFER TO TYPHOON 22W (SINLAKU) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN