WTPQ32 RJTD 280600 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING REASONING NO.43 FOR TY 2519 NEOGURI (2519) 1.GENERAL COMMENTS TY NEOGURI IS LOCATED AT 35.9N, 164.8E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE IN ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. POSITIONAL ACCURACY IS GOOD. CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 950HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR THE CENTER ARE 90KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF WEAK VWS AND GOOD UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW. 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 WINDS DATA ESTIMATED FROM SATELLITE SCATTEROMETERS. 2.SYNOPTIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS AN EYE. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS GOOD CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTICYCLONIC OUTFLOW. NOAA-20/ATMS 85 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS AN EYE. 3.TRACK FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH UNTIL FT24. THE TRACK FORECAST IS BASED ON GSM PREDICTIONS, AND REFERENCE TO OTHER NWP MODELS. TRACK FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR BECAUSE ALL NWP MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT. 4.INTENSITY FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN UNTIL FT24 IN A STATE OF EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. THE SYSTEM WILL TRANSFORM INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE BY FT24. THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS BASED ON A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DATA INCLUDING GSM. =