WTPN31 PGTW 240300 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 08W (KUJIRA) WARNING NR 015 DOWNGRADED FROM TROPICAL STORM 08W 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 240000Z --- NEAR 20.4N 106.4E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 20.4N 106.4E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 241200Z --- 21.1N 105.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 345 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 250000Z --- 22.6N 105.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 015 KT, GUSTS 025 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 240300Z POSITION NEAR 20.6N 106.2E. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 08W (KUJIRA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 46 NM SOUTHEAST OF HANOI, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER NORTHERN VIETNAM WHILE THE CONVECTION CONTINUES TO BE SHEARED TO THE SOUTHWEST. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE MSI LOOP AND SUPPORTED BY THE 232332Z PGTW FIX WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS BASED ON THE DETERIORATING STRUCTURE OF THE SYSTEM OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS AS IT INTERACTS WITH LAND. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND AND FURTHER DETERIORATE LEADING TO ITS DISSIPATION BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. 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.//