WTPN31 PGTW 190900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 16W (SOULIK) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 16W (SOULIK) WARNING NR 005 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 190600Z --- NEAR 16.9N 106.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 260 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE, RADAR AND SYNOPTIC DATA PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 16.9N 106.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 191800Z --- 16.9N 105.4E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 200600Z --- 17.2N 103.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 190900Z POSITION NEAR 16.9N 106.5E. 19SEP24. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 16W (SOULIK), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 97 NM NORTHWEST OF DA NANG, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR IMAGERY SHOW THAT THE SYSTEM MADE LANDFALL AT APPROXIMATELY 190300Z, WITH A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) AND CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO THE LLCC. A 190227Z MHS 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT WITH A DEFINED LLCC. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FROM HUE (VVPB), APPROXIMATELY 48 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE CURRENT CENTER, INDICATE A PRONOUNCED SHIFT IN THE WIND DIRECTION FROM WESTERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS AS THE SYSTEM TRACKED JUST NORTH OF THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, HUE SUSTAINED SURFACE WIND SPEEDS HAVE DECREASED FROM 15-20 KNOTS TO LESS THAN 5 KNOTS, WITH A MINIMUM SLP VALUE OF 995 MB. THE SYSTEM IS FORECASTED TO TRACK INLAND AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT DAY. 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 190600Z IS 994 MB. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 15W (PULASAN) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN