WTPN31 PGTW 120300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W (NURI) WARNING NR 005// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W (NURI) WARNING NR 005 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 120000Z --- NEAR 10.3N 138.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 04 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: 10.3N 138.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 10.4N 139.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 065 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 130000Z --- 11.1N 140.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 120300Z POSITION NEAR 10.3N 138.4E. 12MAR26. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W (NURI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 448 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ANDERSEN AFB, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) DEPICTS FLARING CONVECTION ALONG THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN TIPS OF A FULLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A TIMELY 120017Z ASCAT CENTER PASS REVEALED AN ELONGATED CENTER, CHARACTERIZED BY 20 KNOT WINDS AROUND THE CIRCULATION, WITH SOME HIGHER 25 KNOT RAIN-FLAGGED VALUES EMBEDDED WITHIN THE CONVECTION. AN 112031Z MWI 37GHZ COLOR ENHANCED IMAGE ALSO CONFIRMS THE BROADENING OF THE WEAK LLCC. THE 1200Z BEST TRACK POSITION WAS ADJUSTED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM TO THE SOUTHWEST OF ITS PREVIOUS POSITION BASED ON NEW MSI AND ASCAT DATA, INDICATING TD NURI HAS TRACKED IN A SOUTHEASTWARD DIRECTION WITH THE LOW-LEVEL STEERING FLOW. VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) HAS INCREASED TO 26 KNOTS IN THE LATEST CIMSS SHEAR PRODUCT, AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THIS VWS WILL ULTIMATELY RESULT IN THE DISSIPATION OF TD 03W OVER WATER BY TAU 24. 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 120000Z IS 1003 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 120000Z IS 12 FEET.// NNNN