WTPN32 PGTW 012100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL STORM 23W (KONG-REY) WARNING NR 032// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 23W (KONG-REY) WARNING NR 032 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 011800Z --- NEAR 32.2N 126.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 31 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 250 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 200 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 32.2N 126.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 020600Z --- 34.1N 133.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 220 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 080 DEG/ 40 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 021800Z --- 35.4N 142.9E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 180 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 012100Z POSITION NEAR 32.7N 127.9E. 01NOV24. TROPICAL STORM 23W (KONG-REY), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 190 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SASEBO, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 31 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY ANALYZED TO HAVE COMPLETED EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION EVIDENT BY THE APPARENT FRONTOGENSIS. THE ENVIRONMENT IS CONSISTENT WITH THAT OF AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE, CHARACTERIZED BY OVER 40 KTS OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND 23-24 C SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE WIND FIELD OF 23W HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY STRETCHED DUE TO THE INTERACTION WITH THE UPPER-LEVEL JET. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AS IT TRACKS ACROSS SOUTHERN JAPAN. THE INTENSITY OF 23W IS FORECAST TO REMAIN RELATIVELY CONSTANT OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS DUE TO THE BAROCLINIC ENERGY. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE OVERALL EAST-NORTHEASTWARD TRACK, BUT WITH CONSIDERABLE ALONG-TRACK SPREAD IN RESPONSE TO DIFFERING INTERACTIONS WITH THE JET AND MANY OF THE TRACKERS LOSING THE VORTEX. 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 011800Z IS 998 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 011800Z IS 22 FEET.// NNNN