WTPN31 PGTW 080900 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W (MITAG) WARNING NR 039 DOWNGRADED FROM TROPICAL STORM 02W 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 080600Z4 --- NEAR 17.1N9 135.3E2 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 180 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 17.1N9 135.3E2 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 16.5N2 134.7E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 245 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 16.2N9 134.1E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 080900Z7 POSITION NEAR 16.9N6 135.1E0. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 02W (MITAG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 NM SOUTH OF PARECE VELA ISLAND IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 06 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 080530Z6 VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 KNOTS AND RECENT QUIKSCAT AND SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI) IMAGERY. ANIMATED VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) HAS DECOUPLED FROM THE UPPER LEVELS AND IS NOW 125 NM (APPROX) SOUTHWEST OF THE REMAINING DEEP CONVECTION. COOL, DRY AIR - AS EVIDENCED BY A FIELD OF STRATOCUMULUS IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE AND A WEAK FRONTAL BAND EXTENDING TO THE SOUTH - HAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED TD 02W. A RECENT QUIKSCAT IMAGE INDICATES WEAKER WINDS NEAR THE CENTER OF THE EXPOSED LLCC WITH GALE WINDS IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT ASSOCIATED WITH THE NORTHEAST MONSOON SURGE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080600Z4 IS 15 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION AND FUTURE GALE WARNINGS. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.// BT #XXXX NNNN