WTXS33 PGTW 182100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (TALIAH) WARNING NR 036// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (TALIAH) WARNING NR 036 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 181800Z --- NEAR 31.1S 75.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 220 DEGREES AT 01 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 31.1S 75.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 190600Z --- 31.1S 75.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 30.7S 73.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 000 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 182100Z POSITION NEAR 31.1S 75.8E. 18FEB25. TROPICAL CYCLONE 14S (TALIAH), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1181 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 01 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 14S HAS BEEN ASSESSED AS A SUBTROPICAL CYCLONE, WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTH TROPICAL AND EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONES. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A BROAD CIRCULATION DEVOID OF SIGNIFICANT CONVECTION, EXCEPT FOR A SMALL REGION OF FLARING CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE CIRCULATION. A 181601Z ASCAT-B PASS REVEALED ELEVATED WINDS UP TO 42 KNOTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION, PROVIDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO BOTH THE INITIAL POSITION AND INITIAL INTENSITY. THE SYSTEM HAS SLOWED AND BECOME QUASISTATIONARY OVER THE PAST 12 HOURS, AS IT IS SITUATED IN A WEAK STEERING PATTERN, STUCK BETWEEN RIDGES TO THE EAST AND WEST AND A PASSING TROF TO THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM WILL TURN WEST AND ACCELERATE AFTER TAU 12 AS A TRANSIENT LOW- TO MID-LEVEL ANTICYCLONE RAPID PASSES BY TO THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY WIND DOWN AND WEAKEN THROUGH THE SHORT FORECAST PERIOD BUT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN ABOVE BASIN WARNING CRITERIA EVEN AFTER THE END OF THE FORECAST. 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 181800Z IS 996 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 181800Z IS 20 FEET.// NNNN