WTIO31 PGTW 141500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 01B (MOCHA) WARNING NR 015// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 01B (MOCHA) WARNING NR 015 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 141200Z --- NEAR 20.8N 93.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 030 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 20.8N 93.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 150000Z --- 23.1N 94.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 040 DEG/ 15 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 151200Z --- 25.3N 96.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 141500Z POSITION NEAR 21.4N 93.5E. 14MAY23. TROPICAL CYCLONE 01B (MOCHA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 114 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COXS BAZAR, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 01B (MOCHA) MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE COAST OF NORTHWEST MYANMAR, JUST NORTH OF SITTWE, AT APPROXIMATELY 140700Z AND HAS NOW MOVED SLOWLY INLAND. A TIMELY 141148Z SSMIS 37GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWED A WEAK MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE AND LENT HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE INITIAL POSITION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON A DEEP MICRONET ESTIMATE OF 108 KNOTS USING THE SAME MICROWAVE IMAGE, AND AN OPEN-AIIR ESTIMATE OF 106 KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHILE RAPIDLY WEAKENING DUE TO INCREASING VWS AND TERRAIN INTERACTION. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO DISSIPATE AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS OVER FAR NORTHERN MYANMAR. 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. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 2023051412Z IS 946 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 141200Z IS 11 FEET. // NNNN