WDPN33 PGTW 100300 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10W WARNING NR 16// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR 100000Z TO 111200Z AUG 2006. A. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 10W (BOPHA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 140 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. B. THE TRACK OF TD 10W HAS SHIFTED SOUTH AS THE MID-LEVEL STEERING RIDGE HAS STRENGTHENED AND PUSHED EQUATORWARD. THE MODELS CONSISTING OF UKMO, NCEP GFS, NOGAPS, AFWA MM5, JGSM, TCLAPS, WBAR AND BAM'S ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT. THIS FORECAST IS BASED ON A BLEND OF PER- SISTENCE AND A CONSENSUS OF ALL DYNAMIC AIDS WITH LESS EMPHASIS PLACED ON AFWA MM5 WHICH IS INDICATING A TRANSITION TO AN EASTERLY TRACK. C. WHILE TD 10W WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK OVER WATER FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS, A PERSISTENT ENVIRONMENT OF HIGH SHEAR WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 36. D. INTENSITY OF THE STORM WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND RADII CRITERIA FOR THE LIFE OF THE SYSTEM. FORECAST TEAM: DELTA// NNNNHTTP/1.1 200 OK Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:28:55 GMT Server: Apache Content-Length: 0 Connection: close Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8