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Original Message :

WTXS51 PGTW 110900
WARNING ATCG MIL 21S SIO 200311081536
2020031106 21S TWENTYONE 001 01 185 09 SATL 015
T000 164S 1169E 035 R034 000 NE QD 050 SE QD 025 SW QD 000 NW QD
T012 182S 1159E 035 R034 050 NE QD 060 SE QD 020 SW QD 000 NW QD
T024 199S 1150E 035 R034 050 NE QD 030 SE QD 010 SW QD 000 NW QD
T036 217S 1143E 035 R034 000 NE QD 030 SE QD 010 SW QD 000 NW QD
T048 235S 1137E 030
AMP
036HR DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
048HR DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) WARNING NR 001
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) WARNING NR 001
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
110600Z --- NEAR 16.4S 116.9E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 185 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 015 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
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 16.4S 116.9E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
111800Z --- 18.2S 115.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 10 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
120600Z --- 19.9S 115.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 10 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
121800Z --- 21.7S 114.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 09 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
130600Z --- 23.5S 113.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
110900Z POSITION NEAR 16.9S 116.6E.
11MAR20. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (TWENTYONE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 253 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT HEDLAND, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 110600Z IS 12 FEET. NEXT
WARNINGS AT 111500Z, 112100Z, 120300Z AND 120900Z.//
2120030818 105S1131E 15
2120030900 106S1132E 15
2120030906 108S1134E 15
2120030912 112S1138E 20
2120030918 117S1147E 20
2120031000 123S1155E 20
2120031006 130S1162E 20
2120031012 139S1168E 30
2120031018 147S1170E 30
2120031100 155S1170E 30
2120031106 164S1169E 35
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Original Message :

WTXS31 PGTW 110900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) WARNING NR 001//
REF/A/MSG/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/101551ZMAR2020//
AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT.//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 21S (TWENTYONE) WARNING NR 001
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
---
WARNING POSITION:
110600Z --- NEAR 16.4S 116.9E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 185 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 015 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
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 16.4S 116.9E
---
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
111800Z --- 18.2S 115.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 205 DEG/ 10 KTS
---
24 HRS, VALID AT:
120600Z --- 19.9S 115.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 200 DEG/ 10 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
121800Z --- 21.7S 114.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 195 DEG/ 09 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
130600Z --- 23.5S 113.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
---
REMARKS:
110900Z POSITION NEAR 16.9S 116.6E.
11MAR20. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 21S (TWENTYONE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
253 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF PORT HEDLAND, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED
SOUTHWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL
SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) REVEALS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LOW LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH FLARING CONVECTION LOCATED OVERHEAD.
AN 110616Z AMSR2 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE DEPICTS A CLEARLY DEFINED
LLCC WITH LIMITED DEEP CONVECTION DIRECTLY OVER THE LLCC AND
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEAST. THE INITIAL POSITION IS SET WITH GOOD
CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL
INTENSITY OF 35 KTS IS BASED ON AN 110152Z METOP-C DIRECT ASCAT PASS
WHICH SHOWS 35 KT WINDS WRAPPING INTO THE LLCC FROM THE EAST, PLACING
GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL INTENSITY. MULTI-AGENCY DVORAK CURRENT
INTENSITY ESTIMATES ARE EVALUATED AT T1.5 (25 KTS, PGTW/KNES), LOWER
THAN THE CURRENT INTENSITY. OVERALL, TC 21S IS TRANSITING THROUGH A
MODERATELY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW, LOW TO
MODERATE (15-20 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), AND WARM (29-30
CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SST). TC 21S IS TRACKING ALONG THE
PERIPHERY OF A LOW- TO MID-LEVEL RIDGE SITUATED TO THE SOUTHEAST.
UNDER ITS INFLUENCE, THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD
THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. BY TAU 36, THE SYSTEM WILL BE
APPROACHING THE NORTHWESTERN AUSTRALIA COAST. AT THIS POINT,
INCREASING VWS VALUES AND LAND INTERACTION WILL CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO
WEAKEN. HOWEVER, DUE TO HIGH SST PRIOR TO LANDFALL, TC 21S IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN AS A MARGINAL SYSTEM UNTIL FULL DISSIPATION BY TAU
48, IF NOT SOONER. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT. OF
NOTE, GFS AND THE GFS ENSEMBLE MAINTAIN A MORE WESTWARD TRACK,
KEEPING THE SYSTEM OVER WATER THROUGH THE ENTIRE FORECAST. HOWEVER,
DUE TO THE GOOD AGREEMENT AMONG THE MAJORITY OF THE SOLUTIONS, THE
JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS PLACED NEAR THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS WITH
GOOD CONFIDENCE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 110600Z IS 12
FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 111500Z, 112100Z, 120300Z AND 120900Z.
2. THIS CANCELS AND SUPERSEDES REF A (WTXS21 PGTW 101600).//
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