WTPQ32 RJTD 290000 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING REASONING NO.46 FOR EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE LOCATED AT 42N 173E 1.GENERAL COMMENTS NEOGURI (2519) HAS TRANSFORMED INTO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. THE EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE IS LOCATED AT 42N, 173E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 70KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LOWER SSTS AND INCREASED VWS. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO WEAKEN OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ANALYSES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. 2.SYNOPTIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD DUE TO INTERACTION WITH A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS THE EYE HAS DISAPPEARED. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS GOOD CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTICYCLONIC OUTFLOW. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS DRY AIR AROUND THE SYSTEM. METOP-C/MHS 85 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVE CONVECTIVE CLOUD CLUSTERS AROUND THE CSC. 3.TRACK FORECAST THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST-NORTHEASTWARD UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF A MID-LATITUDE TROUGH UNTIL FT24. THE TRACK FORECAST IS BASED ON GSM PREDICTIONS, AND REFERENCE TO OTHER NWP MODELS. TRACK FORECAST CONFIDENCE IS FAIR BECAUSE ALL NWP MODELS ARE IN CLOSE AGREEMENT. SEE THE MARINE WARNING (WWJP27 RJTD). 4.INTENSITY FORECAST THE INTENSITY FORECAST IS BASED ON A CONSENSUS OF GUIDANCE DATA INCLUDING GSM. SEE THE MARINE WARNING (WWJP27 RJTD). 5.REMARKS THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR THE SYSTEM. =