WTPN32 PGTW 270300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W (TWENTYSIX) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W (TWENTYSIX) WARNING NR 004 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 270000Z --- NEAR 12.2N 109.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 290 DEGREES AT 06 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 12.2N 109.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 271200Z --- 12.8N 106.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 280000Z --- 13.4N 104.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 015 KT, GUSTS 025 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 270300Z POSITION NEAR 12.4N 108.5E. 27OCT21. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 26W (TWENTYSIX), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 159 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS THAT THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED OVER THE RUGGED TERRAIN OF CENTRAL VIETNAM. THE POSITION IS FURTHER CONSTRAINED BY THE CONVECTIVE BANDS THAT HAVE PERSISTED IN THE COMPOSITE RADAR LOOP. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THAT TD 26W WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EASTWARD AND MOVE FARTHER INLAND. THIS WILL LEAD TO DISSIPATION BY TAU 12 AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTIONS WITH THE UNDERLYING TERRAIN. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 270000Z IS 12 FEET. REFER TO TYPHOON 25W (MALOU) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. // NNNN