WTPN32 PGTW 041500 1. TYPHOON 22W (SINLAKU) WARNING NR 028 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 041200Z7 --- NEAR 26.2N0 128.5E6 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 280 DEGREES AT 10 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 135 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 180 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 26.2N0 128.5E6 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 26.4N2 126.9E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 180 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 051200Z8 --- 26.4N2 125.4E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 190 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 05 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 26.2N0 124.4E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 180 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z9 --- 25.7N4 122.8E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER 180 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 071200Z0 --- 24.6N2 119.4E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 135 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER 150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 041500Z0 POSITION NEAR 26.2N0 128.1E2. TYPHOON (TY) 22W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 31 NM EAST OF KADENA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 041130Z9 ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND 040938Z4 AND 041132Z1 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSM/I) PASSES INDICATE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS MAINTAINED ITS CORE CONVECTION AROUND A LARGE 50 NM EYE FEATURE. THE EYE HAS JUST BEGUN TO TRACK ACROSS OKINAWA AS OBSERVED BY RADAR AND SATELLITE IMAGERY. WINDS OF 63 KNOTS GUSTING TO 99 KNOTS WERE REPORTED JUST BEFORE EYE PASSAGE BEGAN ON OKINAWA. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 041200Z7 IS 28 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 042100Z7, 050300Z8, 050900Z4 AND 051500Z1. REFER TO TYPHOON 02C (ELE) WARNINGS (WTPN34 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN