WTPS31 PGTW 080900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (HALE) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (HALE) WARNING NR 007 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 080600Z --- NEAR 25.4S 168.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 115 DEGREES AT 24 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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 - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 25.4S 168.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z --- 27.1S 172.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 080900Z POSITION NEAR 25.8S 169.1E. 08JAN23. TROPICAL CYCLONE 07P (HALE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 224 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONI, HAS TRACKED EAST- SOUTHEASTWARD AT 24 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS THAT 07P IS BEING RIPPED APART ON ITS POLEWARD JOURNEY PARTIALLY EXPOSING A HIGHLY IRREGULAR LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. HAVING ALREADY PASSED SOUTH OF THE 26C ISOTHERM AND UNDERGOING INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND RELENTLESS DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, TC HALE IS WELL ON ITS WAY TO SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT). AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARD IT WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE AND LOSE ALL REMAINING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BY TAU 12 THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE STT. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THAT THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE ON ITS CURRENT COURSE AND SPEED THROUGH TAU 12 UNTIL TURNING POLEWARD AFTER THE FORECAST PERIOD AND ACCELERATING TO THE SOUTH. 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. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080600Z IS 14 FEET.// NNNN