MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W (THIRTYONE) WARNING NR 02// RMKS// 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W (YUTU), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 764 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEEP FLARING CONVECTION AROUND BUT PREDOMINANTLY TO THE SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON A 211625Z SSMI 85GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 30 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK ESTIMATES OF T2.0 FROM KNES AND RJTD AND T1.5 FROM PGTW. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS DEPICTS EXCELLENT RADIAL OUTFLOW ONLY SLIGHTLY RESTRICTED TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DUE TO A WEAK TUTT CELL. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES ARE HIGH (30 TO 32 DEGREES CELSIUS), VERTICAL WIND SHEAR REMAINS LIGHT (5 TO 10 KNOTS), AND UPPER-TROPOSPHERIC OUTFLOW IS FORECAST TO IMPROVE AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AROUND THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) LOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. THROUGH TAU 72, TD 31W WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AROUND THE STR, WITH ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS REMAINING FAVORABLE FOR STEADY INTENSIFICATION. BY TAU 72, TD 31W WILL REACH AN INTENSITY OF 110 KNOTS. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT THAT TD 31W WILL TRACK NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72, SO THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS PORTION OF THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. C. BEYOND TAU 72, A WEAKNESS IN THE STR INDUCED BY AN UPPER- TROPOSPHERIC TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY TURN TD 31W SLIGHLY MORE POLEWARD. HOWEVER, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN THE DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IN THESE EXTENDED TAUS, WITH THE GFS-RELATED MODEL SUITE (AVNO, AEMN, HWRF) RECURVING THE SYSTEM TOWARD THE NORTH AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS. THE REST OF THE CONW GUIDANCE TRACKS THE SYSTEM TOWARD AND THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANAS. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION, AND TD 31W IS FORECAST TO REACH SUPER TYPHOON INTENSITY BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. DUE TO THE SIGNIFICANT SPREAD IN THE MODEL GUIDANCE, THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE IN THIS PORTION OF THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK.// NNNN NNNN