WTPS51 PGTW 160300 WARNING ATCG MIL 02P SWP 231116015545 2023111600 02P MAL 013 01 145 14 SATL 030 T000 249S 1798W 050 R050 055 NE QD 055 SE QD 050 SW QD 040 NW QD R034 130 NE QD 170 SE QD 110 SW QD 110 NW QD T012 271S 1777W 045 R034 160 NE QD 190 SE QD 120 SW QD 100 NW QD AMP 000HR BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL 012HR EXTRATROPICAL SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL) WARNING NR 013 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL) WARNING NR 013 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 160000Z --- NEAR 24.9S 179.8W MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 145 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY BECOMING SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 24.9S 179.8W --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 161200Z --- 27.1S 177.7W MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY SUBTROPICAL RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 190 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 100 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- 160300Z POSITION NEAR 25.5S 179.3W. 16NOV23. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02P (MAL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 420 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SUVA, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) REVEALS A HIGHLY IRREGULAR LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) THAT HAS BECOME PARTIALLY EXPOSED AS THE CENTRAL CONVECTION IS DISPLACED SOUTHEASTWARD DUE TO HIGH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). HAVING ALREADY PASSED WELL SOUTH OF THE 26C ISOTHERM AND CONTINUING TO BE IMPACTED BY HIGH VWS AND RELENTLESS DRY AIR ENTRAINMENT, TC 02P IS UNDERGOING SUBTROPICAL TRANSITION (STT). AS THE SYSTEM CONTINUES SOUTHEASTWARD IT WILL CONTINUE TO DEGRADE AND LOSE ALL ALL REMAINING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS, BY TAU 12, THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO COMPLETE STT, AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH A WEAK BAROCLINIC ZONE AND TRACKS UNDER THE SUBTROPICAL JET (STJ). 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 160000Z IS 992 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 24 FEET. // 0223111012 65S1623E 15 0223111018 66S1629E 15 0223111100 68S1634E 15 0223111106 70S1651E 20 0223111112 70S1661E 25 0223111118 70S1670E 25 0223111200 70S1678E 25 0223111206 75S1689E 25 0223111212 81S1696E 30 0223111218 87S1702E 30 0223111300 96S1708E 35 0223111306 110S1720E 45 0223111312 125S1732E 55 0223111312 125S1732E 55 0223111318 136S1739E 60 0223111318 136S1739E 60 0223111400 146S1745E 65 0223111400 146S1745E 65 0223111400 146S1745E 65 0223111406 161S1751E 65 0223111406 161S1751E 65 0223111406 161S1751E 65 0223111412 172S1756E 70 0223111412 172S1756E 70 0223111412 172S1756E 70 0223111418 187S1766E 75 0223111418 187S1766E 75 0223111418 187S1766E 75 0223111500 202S1780E 75 0223111500 202S1780E 75 0223111500 202S1780E 75 0223111506 214S1781E 75 0223111506 214S1781E 75 0223111506 214S1781E 75 0223111512 226S1787E 65 0223111512 226S1787E 65 0223111512 226S1787E 65 0223111518 238S1793E 55 0223111518 238S1793E 55 0223111600 249S1798W 50 0223111600 249S1798W 50 NNNN