WTPN31 PGTW 290300 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08W WARNING NR 002 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 290000Z --- NEAR 18.3N 112.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 245 DEGREES AT 09 KTS 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: 18.3N 112.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 291200Z --- 18.2N 110.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 300000Z --- 18.5N 109.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 301200Z --- 19.1N 107.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 310000Z --- 19.6N 106.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 010000Z --- 20.4N 103.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 290300Z POSITION NEAR 18.3N 111.9E. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 08W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 260 NM SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY REVEALS A PARTIALLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER AND ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY SHOWS AN INCREASE IN DEEP CONVECTION ALONG THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE. DUE TO RECENT VISIBLE IMAGERY, THE POSITION OF TD 08W HAS BEEN ADJUSTED SLIGHTLY EQUATORWARD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 290000Z IS 10 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 290900Z, 291500Z, 292100Z AND 300300Z.// NNNN