MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 27W (IN-FA) WARNING NR 24// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 27W (IN-FA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 734 NM SOUTHWEST OF IWO TO, JAPAN HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A RECENT SURGE OF DEEP CONVECTION ALONG THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SYSTEM; HOWEVER THE SYSTEMS OVERALL TREND HAS BEEN A SLOW WEAKENING OF THE CORE STRUCTURE. ALTHOUGH SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES HAVE BEEN FAVORABLE (28 CELSIUS), TY 27W HAS MOVED INTO AN INCREASINGLY UNFAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT WITH VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) INCREASING TO MARGINAL LEVELS (15 TO 20 KNOTS). THE CURRENT INTENSITY HAS BEEN DECREASED TO 90 KNOTS TO ACCOUNT FOR THE WEAKENING OBSERVED IN EIR AND IS IN CLOSE AGREEMENT WITH THE DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND RJTD. TY 27W IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE DEEP LAYERED SUB-TROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TY 27W WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS UNTIL IT REACHES THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE STEERING STR. AFTERWARDS, THE SYSTEM WILL ROUND THE STR AXIS AND ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE BAROCLINIC ZONE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AS VWS RAPIDLY INCREASES DUE TO THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND AN APPROACHING MID-LATITUDE TROUGH. C. IN THE EXTENDED TAUS, TY IN-FA WILL ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING STR. TY 27W WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) BY TAU 96 AS IT EMBEDS DEEPER INTO THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLY FLOW AND WILL COMPLETE ETT BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD AS A STRONG COLD-CORE LOW. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT, LENDING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST.// NNNN NNNN