WTPN31 PGTW 120900 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 17W (MALAKAS) WARNING NR 007 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 120600Z9 --- NEAR 32.2N7 164.8E9 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL REPEAT POSIT: 32.2N7 164.8E9 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 121800Z2 --- 33.5N1 168.3E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 19 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 130600Z0 --- 35.3N1 172.4E4 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 120900Z2 POSITION NEAR 32.5N0 165.7E9. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 120600Z9 IS 13 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 17W (MALAKAS), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 960 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF MIDWAY ISLAND, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 120530Z1 MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25, 30 AND 45 KNOTS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES TS 17W HAS BECOME VERY RAGGED AND IS RAPIDLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL. 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 TYPHOON 16W (RANANIM) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//