MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 20W (HAGIBIS) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 20W (HAGIBIS), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 368 NM EAST- NORTHEAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RAPIDLY CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST FEATURE AND DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING. A 061742Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE INDICATES TIGHTLY-CURVED BANDING WRAPPING INTO A SMALL MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE, WHICH, ALONG WITH EIR, SUPPORTS THE CURRENT POSITION WITH GOOD CONFIDENCE. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES RADIAL OUTFLOW WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. SST VALUES OF 30-31C AND HIGH OCEAN HEAT CONTENT VALUES ALSO SUPPORT SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 65 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF T4.0 (65 KNOTS) FROM PGTW, KNES AND RJTD. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP- LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) ENTRENCHED TO THE NORTH. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS FORECAST REMAINS CONSISTENT WITH THE PREVIOUS JTWC FORECAST. B. TY 20W IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE STR POSITIONED TO THE NORTH. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY FAVORABLE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH ROBUST OUTFLOW, WARM SST AND HIGH OCEAN HEAT CONTENT VALUES SUPPORTING PERIODS OF RAPID INTENSIFICATION (RI). JTWC INTENSITY GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO INDICATE POTENTIAL FOR RI WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THIS FORECAST INDICATES AN 85-95 KNOT SYSTEM IMPACTING THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. OVERALL, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST THROUGH TAU 24 WITH A 30 NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 24. AFTER TAU 24, TY 20W WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS. IMPROVED POLEWARD OUTFLOW WILL AID IN BOOSTING THE INTENSITY TO SUPER TYPHOON STRENGTH BY TAU 72. NUMERICAL MODELS DIVERGE SO THERE IS INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN THE LATER TAUS WITH A 213 NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 72. C. IN THE EXTENDED PERIOD, TY 20W WILL GENERALLY TRACK NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD A BREAK IN THE STR ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP, DYNAMIC SHORTWAVE TROUGH FORECAST TO DEEPEN OVER WESTERN JAPAN. THERE IS INCREASING UNCERTAINTY AS THE NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE DIVERGES WITH A 373 NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 120. THE 06/12Z ECMWF ENSEMBLE STRIKE PROBABILITY PRODUCT ALSO INDICATES INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING OF THE RECURVE SOUTH OF WESTERN JAPAN, THEREFORE, THERE IS LOW OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. NAVGEM (NVGI) AND GFS (AVNI) REMAIN OUTLIERS ON THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE AIDS ENVELOPE.// NNNN NNNN