WTPS31 PGTW 160900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 08P (EIGHT) WARNING NR 008//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 08P (EIGHT) WARNING NR 008    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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   WARNING POSITION:
   160600Z --- NEAR 15.1S 172.1E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 020 DEGREES AT 03 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 035 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
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   REPEAT POSIT: 15.1S 172.1E
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z --- 14.8S 173.1E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
160900Z POSITION NEAR 15.0S 172.4E.
16DEC25. TROPICAL CYCLONE 08P (EIGHT), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 269
NM NORTHEAST OF PORT VILA, VANUATU, HAS TRACKED NORTH-
NORTHEASTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. CONVECTION HAS
BECOME COMPLETELY DISPLACED FROM THE LLCC WITH ACCELERATED DECOUPLING
CAUSED BY HIGH (30+ KTS) WIND SHEAR. THE SYSTEM MOVED ERRATICALLY
OVER THE PAST TWELVE HOURS TRACKING EAST, NORTHWEST, AND FINALLY
NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD. DUE TO THE SHALLOW NATURE OF THE SYSTEM THE
CIRCULATION WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE NEAR SURFACE STEERING FLOW
AND WEAKEN BELOW 35 KTS 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 160600Z IS 1003 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT
160600Z IS 12 FEET.
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