WTPS31 PGTW 230300

MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//

SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 20P (REUBEN) WARNING NR 004//

RMKS/

1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 20P (REUBEN) FINAL WARNING NR 004

   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

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   WARNING POSITION:

   230000Z --- NEAR 26.8S 173.5W

     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 07 KTS

     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 050 NM

     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE

   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER

   REPEAT POSIT: 26.8S 173.5W

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   FORECASTS:

   12 HRS, VALID AT:

   231200Z --- 28.6S 172.4W

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER

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REMARKS:

230300Z POSITION NEAR 27.3S 173.2W.

TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 20P (REUBEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 688 NM

SOUTHEAST OF SUVA, FIJI, HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 07 KNOTS

OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY

DEPICTS DIMINISHING CONVECTION OVER AN EXPOSED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION

CENTER. STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND COOLING SEA SURFACE

TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO ERODE THE SYSTEM LEADING TO ITS

DISSIPATION BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD OR POSSIBLY SOONER.

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. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 230000Z IS 14

FEET.//