WTPS31 PGTW 060300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 06P (SIX) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06P (SIX) 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: 060000Z --- NEAR 18.7S 147.0W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 175 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 050 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 18.7S 147.0W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z --- 21.7S 145.2W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 060300Z POSITION NEAR 19.5S 146.5W. 06DEC25. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06P (SIX), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 165 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAPEETE, TAHITI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS LOST MUCH OF ITS CENTRAL CONVECTION DUE TO SHEAR AND IS NOW POSITIONED WITHIN THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES WILL SOON DROP BELOW 28 C AND THE CIRCULATION WILL ENCOUNTER 30+ KNOT WIND SHEAR WHICH WILL DEGRADE THE REST OF THE SYSTEM STRUCTURE. TROPICAL CYCLONE 06P WILL COMPLETE SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION 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 060000Z IS 1000 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 060000Z IS 16 FEET.// NNNN