WTPN31 PGTW 080900 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 14W (MERANTI) WARNING NR 019 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 080600Z4 --- NEAR 37.3N3 172.0E0 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 005 DEGREES AT 14 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 BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 37.3N3 172.0E0 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 39.3N5 171.9E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 350 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 41.0N5 171.6E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 080900Z7 POSITION NEAR 37.8N8 172.0E0. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 14W (MERANTI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 790 NM NORTHWEST OF MIDWAY ISLAND, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 080530Z6 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 AND 45 KNOTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THE SYSTEM IS BECOMING VERY DIFFUSE AND HAS LOST ALL TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080600Z4 IS 18 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 16W WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//