WTPQ32 RJTD 210000 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING REASONING NO.14 FOR TY 2519 NEOGURI (2519) 1.GENERAL COMMENTS TY NEOGURI IS LOCATED AT 27.3N, 152.7E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE IN ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. POSITIONAL ACCURACY IS GOOD. CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 920HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 105KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH SSTS AND WEAK VWS. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO DEVELOP OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ANALYSES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. 2.SYNOPTIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS AN EYE. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTICYCLONIC OUTFLOW ARE NOW DISTINCT. DMSP-F17/SSMIS 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVE CONVECTIVE CLOUD CLUSTERS AROUND THE CSC. 3.TRACK FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY TURN TO THE NORTH-NORTHWEST ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH UNTIL FT24. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN REMAIN ALMOST STATIONARY BETWEEN TWO MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGHS UNTIL FT120. THE TRACK FORECAST IS BASED ON GSM PREDICTIONS, AND REFERENCE TO OTHER NWP MODELS. TRACK FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR UNTIL FT48 BUT LOW THEREAFTER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES AMONG NWP MODEL OUTPUTS. 4.INTENSITY FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP UNTIL FT24 DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION WITH HIGH SSTS AND WEAK VWS. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN UNTIL FT120 DUE TO ITS PRESENCE OVER THE SAME WATERS. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS BASED ON A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DATA INCLUDING GSM. =