WTPN31 PGTW 290300 COR SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING 1. TROPICAL STORM 08W WARNING NR 005 UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08W 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 290000Z1 --- NEAR 5.6N1 155.0E1 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 04 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT REPEAT POSIT: 5.6N1 155.0E1 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z4 --- 6.2N8 155.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 360 DEG/ 02 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z3 --- 6.6N2 155.1E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z6 --- 7.0N7 154.7E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 05 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z1 --- 7.6N3 153.8E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 8.5N3 152.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 290300Z4 POSITION NEAR 5.7N2 155.0E1. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 08W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 210 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF CHUUK, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 282330Z8 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 AND 35 KNOTS. ANIMATED VISIBLE IMAGERY INDICATES DEEP CONVECTION CONSOLIDATING AROUND THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WITH MODERATE UPPER LEVEL OUTFLOW TOWARDS THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 290000Z1 IS 12 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 290900Z0, 291500Z7, 292100Z4 AND 300300Z6. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 09W WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. JUSTIFICATION FOR CORRECTION: CHANGED TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) TO TROPICAL STORM (TS) IN REMARKS.// NNNN