WTPS31 PGTW 240300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 28P (TWENTYEIGHT) WARNING NR 003// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 28P (TWENTYEIGHT) 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: 240000Z --- NEAR 23.6S 163.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 175 DEGREES AT 22 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 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 SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.6S 163.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 28.0S 164.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 240300Z POSITION NEAR 24.7S 163.8E. 24MAR26. TROPICAL CYCLONE 28P (TWENTYEIGHT), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 156 NM SOUTHWEST OF NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWARD AT 22 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN ANALYZED AS SUBTROPICAL. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS AN ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURE WITH CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY SHEARED POLEWARD AND EASTWARD OF THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE CENTER IS POSITIONED NEAR THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE AXIS WITH 30+ KNOTS OF SHEAR OVER THE VORTEX. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE SOUTHWARD INTO THE BAROCLINIC ZONE OVER THE NEXT 12 HRS WHERE SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW 24C. 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 240000Z IS 994 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 240000Z IS 18 FEET.// NNNN