WTJP21 RJTD 241200 WARNING 241200. WARNING VALID 251200. WARNING IS UPDATED EVERY 6 HOURS. GALE WARNING. TROPICAL STORM 1819 SOULIK (1819) DOWNGRADED FROM SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 990 HPA AT 40.1N 131.8E SEA OF JAPAN MOVING NORTHEAST 17 KNOTS. POSITION FAIR. MAX WINDS 45 KNOTS. RADIUS OF OVER 30 KNOT WINDS 270 MILES SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE AND 150 MILES ELSEWHERE. FORECAST POSITION FOR 250000UTC AT 42.0N 135.1E WITH 40 MILES RADIUS OF 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY CIRCLE. 990 HPA, MAX WINDS 45 KNOTS. BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL LOW. FORECAST POSITION FOR 251200UTC AT 43.6N 138.8E WITH 80 MILES RADIUS OF 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY CIRCLE. 992 HPA, MAX WINDS 40 KNOTS. BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL LOW. JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY.=