WTPS33 PGTW 170300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 15P (FIFTEEN) WARNING NR 004// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15P (FIFTEEN) WARNING NR 004 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 170000Z --- NEAR 23.4S 155.0W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 120 DEGREES AT 29 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 125 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.4S 155.0W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 171200Z --- 27.3S 152.1W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 100 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 170300Z POSITION NEAR 24.4S 154.3W. 17FEB24. TROPICAL CYCLONE 15P (FIFTEEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 297 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF RAROTONGA, HAS TRACKED EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AT 29 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) INDICATES THAT 15P HAS COMPLETED SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT), AS EVIDENCED BY THE VAST MAJORITY OF CONVECTION BEING SHEARED OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST EXPOSING THE ELONGATED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION. ADDITIONALLY, MANUAL AND AUTOMATED PHASE CLASSIFICATION WORKSHEETS SUPPORT THE FACT THAT THE SYSTEM HAS COMPLETED STT WITHIN THE PAST 12 HOURS. 15P IS FORECASTED TO TRACK SOUTHEASTWARD DUE TO ITS POSITION BETWEEN A TROUGH TO THE SOUTH AND A RIDGE TO THE EAST. 15P HAS INTENSIFIED TO 45 KTS AS SHOWN IN A 161957Z ASCAT IMAGE, BUT WILL BEGIN TO DEGRADE ONCE IT STARTS TO INTERACT WITH THE STRONG MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES AND COOLER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. 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 170000Z IS 994 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 170000Z IS 20 FEET.// NNNN