MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 27W (MA-ON) WARNING NR 09// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL STORM 27W (MA-ON), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 440 NM NORTH- NORTHEAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 17 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON 111704Z AMSU MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGE AND AN 111800Z PGTW SATELLITE FIX. THE INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH RECENT OBJECTIVE SATELLITE AND SUBJECTIVE DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM MULTIPLE REPORTING AGENCIES. TS 27W IS TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE SITUATED TO THE NORTH AND EAST. DEEP CONVECTION HAS FLARED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS, BUT IS CONFINED TO THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) DUE TO PERSISTENT WESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING. B. TS MA-ON WILL CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INCREASING POLEWARD OUTFLOW IS EXPECTED TO OFFSET INCREASING EASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, ALLOWING THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY IN THE NEAR TERM. HOWEVER, AFTER TAU 24, THE NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INCREASING SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO DRIVE DISSIPATION OF THE LLCC. ALTHOUGH THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN THE NUMERICAL MODEL TRACK GUIDANCE, THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS HAS REMAINED STEADY FOR THE PAST SEVERAL FORECASTS, AND THE CURRENT JTWC TRACK FORECAST LIES NEAR THIS CONSENSUS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.// NNNN NNNN