MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 22W (BUALOI) WARNING NR 008// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 22W (BUALOI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 218 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN, CNMI, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A MID-SIZED SYSTEM WITH COMPACT RAIN BANDS WRAPPING TIGHTLY INTO A RAGGED AND OBSCURED 10NM EYE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE EYE FEATURE, ADJUSTED FOR A SLIGHT TILT AND LINED UP WITH A SHARPLY-OUTLINED MICROWAVE EYE IN THE 201621Z GPM 37GHZ IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 75KTS IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T4.5/77KTS FROM PGTW AND RJTD. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW (05- 10KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND DUAL OUTFLOW WITH A STRONG EQUATORWARD BIAS; HOWEVER, A TUTT CELL TO THE NORTHWEST IS CAUSING SUBSIDENCE AND STIFLING SOME OF THE POLEWARD OUTFLOW. ALONG-TRACK SST VALUES AT 30C REMAIN CONDUCIVE. TS 22W IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE NORTH. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TS 22W WILL CONTINUE ON ITS CURRENT TRACK THROUGH TAU 48 BEFORE TURNING MORE NORTHWARD AS IT APPROACHES THE STR AXIS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY TO 85KTS BY TAU 12 AS IT APPROACHES THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS THEN PEAK TO 115KTS BY TAU 72, FUELED BY THE AFOREMENTIONED FAVORABLE DYNAMICS. C. AFTER TAU 72, TS 22W WILL ACCELERATE NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AFTER IT CRESTS THE STR, MAINTAINING A PEAK OF 115KTS UP TO TAU 96 BEFORE IT STARTS WEAKENING MOSTLY DUE TO INCREASING VWS. CONCURRENTLY AT TAU 96, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION AND BY TAU 120 WILL BE REDUCED TO 90KTS WITH AN EXPANDING WIND FIELD COALESCING WITH THE BAROCLINIC WIND FLOW. NUMERICAL MODELS REMAIN IN TIGHT AGREEMENT WITH MINIMAL SPREADING TO 115NM AT TAU 72 AND WIDER BUT GRADUAL AND EVEN SPREADING TO 300NM AT TAU 120, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK.// NNNN NNNN