WTPS31 PGTW 120300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 16P (SIXTEEN) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 16P (SIXTEEN) WARNING NR 003 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 120000Z --- NEAR 23.6S 166.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 110 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.6S 166.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 24.0S 167.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 120300Z POSITION NEAR 23.7S 166.8E. 12FEB25. TROPICAL CYCLONE 16P (SIXTEEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 94 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, HAS TRACKED EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS A FULLY EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED POLEWARD AND EQUATORWARD BY 35-40KT WESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE AN UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND COOL SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES BELOW 26C IS DRIVING THE SYSTEM TO UNDERGO SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION, WHICH EXPECTED TO COMPLETE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS. 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 120000Z IS 998 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 120000Z IS 17 FEET.// NNNN