UNCLAS //N03145// MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ WTPN31 PGTW 010300 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 010000Z1 --- NEAR 17.4N2 117.2E1 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 045 DEGREES AT 01 KT POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT REPEAT POSIT: 17.4N2 117.2E1 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 011200Z4 --- 17.6N4 117.3E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 045 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z2 --- 18.1N0 117.8E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 045 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 021200Z5 --- 19.0N0 118.8E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 030000Z3 --- 20.6N8 121.3E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 24.0N6 126.4E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 010300Z4 POSITION NEAR 17.5N3 117.2E1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 06W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 185 NM WEST OF NORTHERN LUZON, PHILIPPINES, HAS DRIFTED NORTHEASTWARD AT 01 KNOT OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 312330Z2 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL AND ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEAL THAT THE DEEP CONVECTION IS PRIMARILY TO THE SOUTH OF THE SYSTEM. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR SATELLITE IMAGERY AND THE RECENT MICROWAVE DATA ALSO INDICATE DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT CONTINUES FROM THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE SYSTEM. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 010000Z1 IS 10 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 010900Z0, 011500Z7, 012100Z4 AND 020300Z5.// NNNN