WTPS31 PGTW 160300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL) WARNING NR 013// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL) WARNING NR 013 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 160000Z --- NEAR 24.9S 179.8W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 145 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 24.9S 179.8W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 27.1S 177.7W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 160300Z POSITION NEAR 25.5S 179.3W. 16NOV23. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 420 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SUVA, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) REVEALS A HIGHLY IRREGULAR LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) THAT HAS BECOME PARTIALLY EXPOSED AS THE CENTRAL CONVECTION IS DISPLACED SOUTHEASTWARD DUE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). HAVING ALREADY PASSED WELL SOUTH OF THE 26C ISOTHERM AND CONTINUING TO BE IMPACTED BY HIGH VWS AND RELENTLESS DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, TC 02P IS UNDERGOING SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT). AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES SOUTHEASTWARD IT WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE AND LOSE ALL ALL REMAINING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BY TAU 12, THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE STT, AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND TRACKS UNDER THE SUBTROPICAL JET (STJ). 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 160000Z IS 992 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 24 FEET. // NNNN