MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 07 (SEVEN) WARNING NR 004// RMKS// 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL STORM 07W (SEVEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 278 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF CHICHI JIMA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON RECENT AGENCY SATELLITE FIXES FROM VARIOUS REPORTING AGENCIES AND MICROWAVE SATELLITE IMAGERY INCLUDING A 251651Z ATMS PASS, WHICH SHOWS A PARTIALLY-EXPOSED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLCC) WITH CONVECTION LARGELY OFFSET TO THE EAST. THE INTENSITY IS SET AT 35 KNOTS BASED ON A 251225Z ASCAT METOP-C PASS INDICATING AN EXTENSIVE AREA OF 30-35 KNOT WINDS TO THE EAST AND NORTH OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, A 251940Z ADT ESTIMATE OF 35 KNOTS FURTHER SUPPORTS THIS CONCLUSION. TS 07W HAS CONTINUED POLEWARD OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST. PERSISTENT, MODERATE SOUTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) ASSOCIATED WITH THE FLOW AROUND AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW TO THE WEST HAS KEPT DEEP CONVECTION CONFINED TO THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STORM CIRCULATION. WARM SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (28-29C) AND GOOD POLEWARD OUTFLOW ALOFT HAVE COUNTERED THE IMPACT OF THE PERSISTENT VWS, ENABLING THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PREVIOUS WARNING. B. TS 07W WILL CONTINUE TRACKING POLEWARD THROUGH TAU 36, AND SUBSEQUENTLY TURN EASTWARD AS IT ROUNDS THE SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE AXIS. PASSAGE OVER WARM WATER AND FAVORABLE OUTFLOW SHOULD ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN WEAK TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS DESPITE THE MODERATE TO STRONG SHEAR ALONG THE FORECAST TRACK. AFTER TAU 24, PASSAGE OVER LAND WILL INDUCE PRONOUNCED WEAKENING. C. TS 07W WILL DISSIPATE BY TAU 72 DUE TO PASSAGE OVER LAND AND COOL WATER (24-26 DEGREES CELSIUS). THE CIRCULATION IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN SEPARATE FROM THE MID-LATITUDE FLOW PATTERN AS IT DISSIPATES, SO EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING THE STEERING SCENARIO, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE CURRENT JTWC TRACK FORECAST.// NNNN NNNN