MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 27W (IN-FA) WARNING NR 12// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 27W (IN-FA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 353 NM SOUTHEAST OF ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS A COMPACT LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) OBSCURED BY A DEEP CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST WITH AN EYE FEATURE THAT HAS BEEN FADING IN AND OUT. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON A WARM PIXEL ON TOP OF THE LLCC IN THE ABOVE ANIMATION WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 75 KNOTS IS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND RJTD AND REFLECTS THE IMPROVED STATE OF THE SYSTEM. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) AND GOOD NORTHEASTWARD AND EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. TS 27W IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO THE NORTH. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TY 27W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH TAU 72 UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE STR, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ENTRENCHED TO THE NORTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN RELATIVELY FAST TRACK SPEEDS AND INTENSIFY TO A PEAK OF 115 KNOTS BY TAU 48. C. IN THE EXTENDED TAUS, TY IN-FA WILL BEGIN SLOWING AS IT BEGINS TO RE-CURVE POLEWARD IN RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING MIDLATITUDE TROUGH. EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION IS EXPECTED TO COMMENCE NEAR TAU 120 AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO INTERACT WITH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES. CONSEQUENTLY, THE VWS IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE AND BEGIN TO ERODE THE SYSTEM. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT UP TO TAU 72, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST UP TO THAT POINT. THE JTWC FORECAST IS POSITIONED JUST TO THE LEFT OF CONSENSUS AND SLOWER AFTER TAU 72 IN ANTICIPATION OF A STRONGER STEERING STR.// NNNN NNNN