WTXS31 PGTW 011500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 24S (QUANG) WARNING NR 010// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 24S (QUANG) WARNING NR 010 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 011200Z --- NEAR 22.4S 115.1E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 125 DEGREES AT 12 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 22.4S 115.1E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 020000Z --- 24.0S 117.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 011500Z POSITION NEAR 22.8S 115.6E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 24S (QUANG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 56 NM EAST OF LEARMONTH, AUSTRALIA HAS TRACKED SOUTHEASTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A LOOSELY WRAPPED AND FULLY EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH MINIMAL REMAINING CONVECTION SHEARED OVER 100 NM TO THE SOUTHEAST. A 011136Z SSMIS 91GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE SHOWS A WEAK REFLECTION OF THE ELONGATED LLCC WITH DRY AIR INUNDATING THE CIRCULATION. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE EXPOSED LLCC AND SUPPORTED BY AGENCY SATELLITE FIXES WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON AN ASSESSMENT OF OBSERVATIONS FROM LEARMONTH AND ONSLOW AIRPORT AND REFLECTS THE RAPID WEAKENING OF THE SYSTEM. THE REMNANTS OF TC QUANG WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK FURTHER INLAND AND WILL FULLY DISSIPATE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 HOURS DUE TO POOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. 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.//