WTPN32 PGTW 221500 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TYPHOON 17W (USAGI) WARNING NR 024 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 221200Z --- NEAR 22.9N 115.2E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 290 DEGREES AT 16 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY REPEAT POSIT: 22.9N 115.2E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 230000Z --- 23.6N 112.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 11 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 231200Z --- 24.2N 110.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 07 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 240000Z --- 24.0N 108.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 221500Z POSITION NEAR 23.1N 114.6E. TYPHOON 17W (USAGI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 66 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND COMPOSITE RADAR LOOP FROM HONG KONG INDICATE THE SYSTEM HAS MADE LANDFALL NEAR SHANWEI, CHINA. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED ANIMATIONS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE DVORAK ESTIMATE FROM RJTD. TY USAGI IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DECAY AS IT DRAGS WESTWARD ACROSS THE RUGGED CHINESE INTERIOR AND DISSIPATE BY TAU 36. 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 REENTRY INTO OPEN WATER. // NNNN