WTXS32 PGTW 020900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (GARANCE) WARNING NR 011// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (GARANCE) WARNING NR 011 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 020600Z --- NEAR 33.5S 59.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 22 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 BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 33.5S 59.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 021800Z --- 34.8S 62.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 020900Z POSITION NEAR 33.8S 59.9E. 02MAR25. TROPICAL CYCLONE 22S (GARANCE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 805 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ST DENIS, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 22 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL IMAGERY (MSI) REVEALS A HIGHLY ELONGATED CORE OF THE SYSTEM, WITH CENTRAL CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE SOUTHEAST, EXPOSING THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). ANALYSIS INDICATES THAT THE SYSTEM HAS ENTERED THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND IS CAPTURED IN THE 500MB HEIGHT FIELD, WHILE TRANSITING OVER COOL 24-25C WATERS. THE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR IS ANALYZED AT 35+ KTS. TC 22S IS UNDERGOING EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION AND IS EXPECTED TO TRANSFORM INTO A STRONG GALE-FORCE COLD CORE LOW WITH AN EXPANDING WIND FIELD BY TAU 12. 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 020600Z IS 993 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 020600Z IS 20 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 23S (HONDE) WARNINGS (WTXS33 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN