MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 29W (TWENTYNINE) WARNING NR 002 CORRECTED// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 29W (TWENTYNINE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 360 NM SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, HAS TRACKED WEST- NORTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS A CONSOLIDATING SYSTEM WITH VERY EXPANSIVE (OVER 800NM ACROSS), ALBEIT SHALLOW AND FRAGMENTED, RAIN BANDS FEEDING INTO A BROAD AND ILL-DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BY TRACING THE LOW CLOUD ELEMENTS ON THE MSI AND INTERPOLATING FROM CLOSELY-CLUSTERED AGENCY FIXES. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 30KTS IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY AND OBJECTIVE DVORAK ESTIMATES (T1.5/25KTS-T2.5/35KTS) AND REFLECTS THE GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT. ANALYSES REVEAL A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW (05-10KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, ROBUST OUTFLOW ESPECIALLY ON THE POLEWARD SIDE, AND VERY WARM (>30C) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FROM THE LAST PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TD 29W WILL CONTINUE ON ITS CURRENT TRACK UNDER THE STR UP TO TAU 36, PASSING APPROXIMATELY 160NM SOUTH OF GUAM. AFTERWARD, A SHORTWAVE TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL WEAKEN THE STR AND ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO TRACK MORE NORTHWESTWARD. THE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WILL FUEL STEADY INTENSIFICATION TO 90KTS BY TAU 72. C. AFTER TAU 72, TD 29W WILL SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT ENTERS THE COL BETWEEN THE CURRENT STR AND A SECONDARY, BUILDING STR TO THE NORTHWEST. HOWEVER, THE FAVORABLE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AND PROMOTE FURTHER INTENSIFICATION TO 115KTS BY TAU 120. NUMERICAL MODELS ARE IN GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH MINIMAL SPREADING UP TO TAU 48. AFTERWARD, THEY DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY TO OVER 600NM BY TAU 120. THIS, PLUS THE FORMATIVE NATURE OF THE SYSTEM, LEND LOW CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST. 4. JUSTIFICATION FOR CORRECTION: CORRECTED MANOP DTG.// NNNN NNNN