WTPQ32 RJTD 220000 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING REASONING NO.18 FOR TY 2519 NEOGURI (2519) 1.GENERAL COMMENTS TY NEOGURI IS LOCATED AT 29.8N, 151.0E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE IN ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. POSITIONAL ACCURACY IS GOOD. CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 935HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 100KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS IN A NEUTRAL ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH SSTS, WEAK VWS AND DRY AIR. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN ITS INTENSITY 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 NORTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS AN EYE. DMSP-F18/SSMIS 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS AN EYE. 3.TRACK FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST-NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH UNTIL FT48. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH UNTIL FT72. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE WESTWARD BETWEEN TWO MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGHS UNTIL FT96. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH UNTIL FT120. THE TRACK FORECAST IS BASED ON GSM PREDICTIONS, AND REFERENCE TO OTHER NWP MODELS. TRACK FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR UNTIL FT24 BUT LOW THEREAFTER DUE TO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES AMONG NWP MODEL OUTPUTS. 4.INTENSITY FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN UNTIL FT120 DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF INTERACTION WITH LOWER SSTS AND REDUCED TCHP. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS BASED ON A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DATA INCLUDING GSM. =