WTPN32 PGTW 051500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W (TWENTYTHREE) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W (TWENTYTHREE) 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: 051200Z --- NEAR 28.5N 133.8E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 305 DEGREES AT 15 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER REPEAT POSIT: 28.5N 133.8E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z --- 29.7N 132.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 061200Z --- 30.6N 130.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 051500Z POSITION NEAR 28.8N 133.4E. 05SEP26. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W (TWENTYTHREE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 341 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF KADENA AB, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W WITH AN SMALL AND FULLY-EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 051216Z METOP-B ASCAT PASS REVEALED THAT THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE CIRCULATION HAS STARTED TO UNRAVEL WITH NO CLEAR NORTHERLIES WRAPPING INTO THE CENTER. THE ASCAT ALSO SHOWED A SMALL PATCH OF 25 KT WINDS IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, SUPPORTING THE ASSESSMENT OF THE INITAL INTENSITY. 23W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD SOUTHERN KYUSHU AS IT WASHES OUT WITHIN THE LARGER-SCALE LOW-LEVEL CYCLONIC FLOW OVER THE NEXT 12-24 HOURS. 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 051200Z IS 998 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 051200Z IS 12 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 22W (KROVANH) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN