WTXS32 PGTW 282100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ENALA) WARNING NR 014// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ENALA) WARNING NR 014 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 281800Z --- NEAR 26.6S 67.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 335 DEGREES AT 07 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 26.6S 67.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 010600Z --- 26.2S 67.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 250 DEG/ 03 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 011800Z --- 26.4S 66.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL --- REMARKS: 282100Z POSITION NEAR 26.5S 67.8E. 28FEB23. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (ENALA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 702 NM SOUTHEAST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, HAS TRACKED NORTH- NORTHWESTWARD AT 07 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A FULLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH A BLOOM OF DEEP CONVECTION PRESENT IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OF THE CIRCULATION. THE SYSTEM IS CURRENT ASSESSED AS A HYBRID SYSTEM, ALREADY UNDERGOING THE SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT) PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS AS MID-LEVEL DRY AIR HAS CHOKED THE SYSTEM, ROBBING IT OF MOISTURE NEEDED TO SUSTAIN CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY, WHILE HIGH (30-40 KTS) OF WESTERLY SHEAR HAS DECAPITATED IT. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO A FULLY SUBTROPICAL LOW WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, WHILE AT THE SAME TIME CONTINUING TO WEAKEN BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. 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 281800Z IS 15 FEET.// NNNN