WTXS32 PGTW 140900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 19S (FARAJI) WARNING NR 019// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19S (FARAJI) WARNING NR 019 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 140600Z --- NEAR 20.4S 77.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 08 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 20.4S 77.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 141800Z --- 20.4S 75.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 140900Z POSITION NEAR 20.4S 77.1E. 14FEB21. TROPICAL CYCLONE 19S (FARAJI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1005 NM EAST OF PORT LOUIS, MAURITIUS, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS A FULLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WITH ISOLATED WEAK CONVECTION DISPLACED WELL TO THE SOUTHEAST DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE EXPOSED CIRCULATION IN ANIMATED VISIBLE IMAGERY. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS LOWERED TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON A 140233Z METOP-A SCATTEROMETER PASS WHICH INDICATED AN ISOLATED PATCH OF 30 KNOT WINDS IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT AND LESS THAN 20 KNOTS IN THE OTHER THREE QUADRANTS. HAVING DISSIPATED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, NORTHWESTERLY CONVERGENT FLOW ALOFT, AND PERSISTENT MODERATE (15-20 KTS) VWS, THE REMNANTS OF TC 19S WILL CONTINUE TRACKING GENERALLY WESTWARD ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TO MID-LEVEL STR LOCATED TO THE SOUTH BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP. 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 140600Z IS 16 FEET.// NNNN