WTPN32 PGTW 191500 MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W (WASHI) WARNING NR 026 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 191200Z --- NEAR 10.5N 110.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 290 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 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: 10.5N 110.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 200000Z --- 10.1N 108.8E 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: 255 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 201200Z --- 9.6N 107.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 191500Z POSITION NEAR 10.4N 110.2E. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 27W (WASHI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 235 NM EAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS CONVECTIVE BANDING HAS SIGNIFICANTLY WEAKENED AND DISPERSED AS THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION HAS BECOME ILL-DEFINED. THE INITIAL POSITION WAS EXTRAPOLATED FROM MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY ANIMATION AND FROM A LOW REFLECTIVITY HOOK FEATURE ON A 191039Z SSMIS MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY WAS BASED FROM DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, RJTD, AND KNES. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES 15-25 KNOT VERTICAL WIND SHEAR PERSISTS OVER THE SYSTEM. THE LOW LEVEL HAS BECOME EMBEDDED IN A SHEARLINE BOUNDARY EXTENDING INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER WATER BY TAU 12. MOST OF THE AVAILABLE MODEL INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS IN AGREEMENT WITH DISSIPATION. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVMARFCSTCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 191200Z IS 9 FEET.//