WTPN32 PGTW 300900 1. TYPHOON 25W (HIGOS) WARNING NR 017 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 300600Z9 --- NEAR 23.7N2 135.8E7 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.7N2 135.8E7 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 301800Z2 --- 26.6N4 136.5E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 015 DEG/ 20 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 010600Z7 --- 30.4N7 137.7E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 025 DEG/ 32 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 011800Z0 --- 36.2N1 140.7E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 105 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 025 DEG/ 37 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 020600Z8 --- 42.9N5 144.9E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 300900Z2 POSITION NEAR 24.4N0 136.0E0. TYPHOON (TY) 25W (HIGOS), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 310 NM WEST OF IWO JIMA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 300530Z1 VISIBLE AND ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 125 KNOTS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES EYE WALL EROSION, DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, WEAKENING CONVECTION IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND INCREASING POLEWARD CIRRUS OUTFLOW, ALL INDICATING THE FIRST STAGE OF EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 300600Z9 IS 35 FEET. REFER TO WWPN31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 301500Z9, 302100Z6, 010300Z4 AND 010900Z0.// NNNN