Subject: Pacific-SW: Subj/tropical Cyclone Warning//

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:11:02 -0600

WTPS32 PGTW 200900
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19P (OLAF) WARNING NR 022
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   200600Z8 --- NEAR 33.5S1 160.7W4
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 165 DEGREES AT 16 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 33.5S1 160.7W4
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   201800Z1 --- 36.7S6 160.4W1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
    ---
REMARKS:
200900Z1 POSITION NEAR 34.3S0 160.6W3.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 19P (OLAF), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 740 NM SOUTH
OF RAROTONGA, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE
PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 200530Z0 ENHANCED
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATEL-
LITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 KNOTS. RECENT ANIMATED
ENHANCED WATER VAPOR AND MICROWAVE IMAGERY REVEALS TC 19P HAS LOST
ALL DEEP CONVECTION AND THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER IS FULLY
EXPOSED. THE SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY DRIFT POLEWARD AND CONTINUE TO DIS-
SIPATE OVER WATER. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 200600Z8 IS
08 FEET. 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.//

+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+
To unsubscribe from WX-TROPL send e-mail to [email-masked] with
"unsub wx-tropl" in the body of your message. For help with WX-TROPL
write to [email-masked] or see http://wxlist.5280tech.com. For more
information on tropical weather products, see the NHC Homepage
at http://www.nhc.noaa.gov.