WTPN32 PGTW 120300 1. TROPICAL STORM 19W WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 120000Z3 --- NEAR 10.3N4 157.3E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM REPEAT POSIT: 10.3N4 157.3E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z6 --- 10.8N9 156.0E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z4 --- 11.6N8 154.5E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 090 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 131200Z7 --- 12.6N9 153.0E9 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 10 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 140000Z5 --- 13.8N2 151.4E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z6 --- 16.7N4 148.0E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 120300Z6 POSITION NEAR 10.4N5 157.0E3. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 19W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 210 NM NORTH- NORTHWEST OF POHNPEI, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 112330Z0 MULTI-SPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. A WELL-DEVELOPED BANDING FEATURE WAS EVIDENT ON A RECENT TRMM PASS, THEREFORE THE MAXIMUM INTENSITY IS ESTIMATED AT 40 KNOTS. SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES BASED ON INFRARED IMAGERY ARE 35 KNOTS. A RECENT PARTIAL QUIKSCAT PASS SHOWS THAT TD 19W REMAINS EMBEDDED IN THE EASTERN EXTENT OF THE MONSOON TROUGH. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 120000Z3 IS 18 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 120900Z2, 121500Z9, 122100Z6 AND 130300Z7. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN