WTPS31 PGTW 050300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 24P (TWENTYFOUR) WARNING NR 005//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 24P (TWENTYFOUR) WARNING NR 005
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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   WARNING POSITION:
   050000Z --- NEAR 15.7S 148.9E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 240 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 15.7S 148.9E
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   051200Z --- 16.5S 147.7E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
050300Z POSITION NEAR 15.9S 148.6E.
05MAR26. TROPICAL CYCLONE 24P (TWENTYFOUR), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY
192 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAIRNS, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED WEST-
SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) HAS REVEALED TC 24P WITH A
WEAKLY-DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLCC) CENTER THAT HAS
CONTINUED TO DETIORATE RAPIDLY WITH ASSOCIATED CONVECTION SHEARED
WESTWARD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD,
WITH SURFACE INTENSITIES BELOW 35 KTS, ASSESSED WITH HIGH
CONFIDENCE BASED ON AN EARLIER 042327Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS. THIS
IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN
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