WTPN55 PGTW 242100 WARNING ATCG MIL 22W NWP 180824200442 2018082418 22W SOULIK 038 02 040 30 SATL 060 T000 420N 1345E 035 R034 190 NE QD 145 SE QD 120 SW QD 140 NW QD T012 446N 1395E 030 T024 467N 1461E 025 AMP 000HR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL 012HR EXTRATROPICAL 024HR EXTRATROPICAL SUBJ: TROPICAL STORM 22W (SOULIK) WARNING NR 038 1. TROPICAL STORM 22W (SOULIK) WARNING NR 038 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 241800Z --- NEAR 42.0N 134.5E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 040 DEGREES AT 30 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 RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 190 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 145 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 42.0N 134.5E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 44.6N 139.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 065 DEG/ 25 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 46.7N 146.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL --- REMARKS: 242100Z POSITION NEAR 42.6N 135.8E. TROPICAL STORM 22W (SOULIK), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 317 NM WEST- NORTHWEST OF MISAWA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 30 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RAPIDLY DETERIORATING SYSTEM WITH DISTINCT EXTRATROPICAL FEATURES, SUCH AS A DECOUPLED AND EXPOSED LLCC, COMMA-SHAPED ASYMMETRIC UPPER-LEVEL CLOUD SHIELD AND EXPANDING WIND FIELD. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE EXPOSED LLCC EVIDENT IN THE EIR IMAGERY. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 35 KNOTS BASED ON A SUBTROPICAL FIX INTENSITY OF T1.5 (30-35 KNOTS) AND AN AUTOMATED INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF T2.0 (35 KNOTS). THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING THROUGH AN ENVIRONMENT HOSTILE TO THE WARM-CORE TROPICAL STRUCTURE, WITH HIGH VWS, LOW SSTS (25 DEG C). THE SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY TRANSITING TO THE NORTHEAST ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP STR TO THE SOUTHEAST, AND AHEAD OF A DEEP MID-LATITUDE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST. THE SYSTEM WILL COMPELTE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS AS IT BECOMES EMBEDDED IN THE MID-LATITUDE WESTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WHILE MOVING INTO THE SOUTHERN SEA OF OKHOTSK. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241800Z IS 16 FEET. 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