MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W (YUTU) WARNING NR 46// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 31W (YUTU), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 123 NM SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DISORGANIZED DEEP CENTRAL CONVECTION CONTINUING TO COLLAPSE AND BECOME DISPLACED TO THE NORTHEAST OF A BROAD, RAGGED, AND POORLY DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH LOW CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE CURRENT STORM MOTION AND THE EIR LOOP. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 30 KNOTS, BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY DVORAK ESTIMATE TRENDS THAT REFLECT THE RAPID WEAKENING. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS REVEALS THE SYSTEM IS NOW IN HIGH (GREATER THAN 30 KNOTS) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), WITH A STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW CHANNEL BUT LIMITED OUTFLOW ELSEWHERE. ALONG TRACK SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES (SSTS) HAVE BECOME LESS CONDUCIVE AT 26 CELSIUS. THE CYCLONE IS NOW BEING AFFECTED BY LOW LEVEL WIND FLOW BUT STILL GENERALLY STEERED BY THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE EAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TD 31W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE ON A NORTHWESTWARD TRACK TOWARD HONG KONG BUT WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY DECAY MAINLY DUE TO THE STRONG VWS AND COOL SSTS, LEADING TO DISSIPATION BY TAU 24, POSSIBLY SOONER. THE NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS GREATLY SPREAD OUT, LENDING LOW CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK.// NNNN NNNN