WTPS51 PGTW 240900 WARNING ATCG MIL 07P SWP 150124062913 2015012406 07P NIKO 008 01 200 11 SATL 030 T000 273S 1468W 035 T012 302S 1485W 025 AMP 012HR DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (NIKO) WARNING NR 008 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (NIKO) WARNING NR 008 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 240600Z --- NEAR 27.3S 146.8W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 200 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 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 REPEAT POSIT: 27.3S 146.8W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 30.2S 148.5W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 240900Z POSITION NEAR 28.0S 147.2W. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 07P (NIKO), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 608 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAPEETE, TAHITI, HAS TRACKED SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A FULLY-EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH CONVECTION DISPLACED TO THE SOUTH. THE COMBINED EFFECT OF STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND UNFAVORBLE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO DECAY TC NIKO LEADING TO DISSIPATION OVER BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD OR SOONER. 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 240600Z IS 13 FEET.// 0715011912 114S1535W 15 0715011918 116S1529W 20 0715012000 120S1522W 25 0715012006 126S1515W 35 0715012012 131S1510W 40 0715012018 137S1505W 45 0715012100 143S1501W 45 0715012106 150S1499W 45 0715012112 157S1495W 50 0715012118 164S1488W 50 0715012200 171S1483W 50 0715012206 181S1476W 50 0715012212 189S1469W 55 0715012212 189S1469W 55 0715012218 207S1461W 55 0715012218 207S1461W 55 0715012300 220S1459W 55 0715012300 220S1459W 55 0715012306 228S1456W 50 0715012306 228S1456W 50 0715012312 238S1457W 45 0715012318 250S1459W 40 0715012400 263S1464W 40 0715012406 273S1468W 35 NNNN