WTPN34 PGTW 081500 1. TROPICAL STORM 02C (ELE) WARNING NR 054 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 081200Z1 --- NEAR 35.6N4 165.8E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 345 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 35.6N4 165.8E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 090000Z9 --- 37.0N0 165.1E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 340 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 091200Z2 --- 38.7N8 164.3E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 010 DEG/ 13 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 100000Z1 --- 41.2N7 165.0E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 081500Z4 POSITION NEAR 36.0N9 165.6E8. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 02C (ELE), LOCATED OVER THE NORTHWEST PACIFIC, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 081130Z3 ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTING A FULLY EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 TO 45 KNOTS. SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASSES AT 080703Z8 AND 080937Z7 REVEAL THAT DEEP CONVECTION CONTINUES NORTHEAST OF THE LLCC. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 081200Z1 IS 12 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 082100Z1, 090300Z2, 090900Z8 AND 091500Z5.// NNNN