WTPN31 PGTW 280300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 039// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 039 DOWNGRADED FROM TYPHOON 17W 03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 280000Z --- NEAR 28.1N 121.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 28.1N 121.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 281200Z --- 27.9N 118.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 290000Z --- 27.5N 115.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 280300Z POSITION NEAR 28.0N 120.3E. 28AUG26. TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 375 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF KADENA AB, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEM HAS INCREASED SPEED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS, MAKING LANDFALL OVER THE YUHUAN PENINSULA AT 272330Z. TS 17W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL CHINA UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) CENTERED TO THE NORTHWEST. INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO SHARPLY DECREASE AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH THE TERRAIN, DETERIORATING THE VORTEX RAPIDLY AND DISSIPATING 17W AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND BY TAU 24. 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 280000Z IS 982 MB. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 20W (TWENTY) WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 21W (ETAU) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN