WTIO31 PGTW 230900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 03A (GATI) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 03A (GATI) WARNING NR 007 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 230600Z --- NEAR 11.3N 49.3E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 11.3N 49.3E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 11.6N 48.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 11.5N 46.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 11.1N 45.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 230900Z POSITION NEAR 11.4N 49.0E. 23NOV20. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 03A (GATI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 268 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ADEN, YEMEN, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A DEEP CONVECTIVE BAND DISPLACED OVER THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE. A 230351Z SSMIS 91GHZ COMPOSITE IMAGE INDICATES SHALLOW BANDING OVER THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE WRAPPING INTO A WEAKLY DEFINED LLCC WITH RAGGED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING TO THE WEST. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 40 KNOTS BASED ON A SHIP REPORT OF 42.7 KNOTS, LOCATED NEAR 12.6N 47.5E ABOUT 130NM NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. TC 03A IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD TO WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF SOMALIA THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIR AGREEMENT SUPPORTING THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK WITH MODERATE CONFIDENCE. THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD DUE TO LAND INTERACTION AND WEAK DIFFLUENCE ALOFT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 230600Z IS 9 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 231500Z, 232100Z, 240300Z AND 240900Z.// NNNN