WTPN31 PGTW 161500 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 25W (HAISHEN) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 161200Z --- NEAR 28.4N 154.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 060 DEGREES AT 20 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL REPEAT POSIT: 28.4N 154.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 170000Z --- 30.8N 158.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 161500Z POSITION NEAR 29.0N 155.7E. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 25W (HAISHEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 675 NM EAST OF CHICHI JIMA, HAS TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 20 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE STORM IS RAPIDLY TRANSITIONING INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM AHEAD OF A STRONG BAROCLINIC BOUNDARY. THE STORM HAS LOST MUCH OF ITS DEEP CONVECTION AND ANY REMAINING CONVECTION HAS BEEN LIMITED TO THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. FRONTAL FEATURES HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE PRONOUNCED IN COMPARISON OF MULTIPLE MICROWAVE IMAGES OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS. THE STORM HAS BEGUN TO ACCELERATE POLEWARD, NORTH OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS, AND INTO THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 161200Z IS 9 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 26W (NOUL) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. // NNNN