MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 25W (HAIMA) WARNING NR 25// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON 25W (HAIMA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 169 NM SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON A RECENT PGTW SATELLITE FIX AND A 201546Z GMI IMAGE. THE INTENSITY OF 80 KNOTS IS CONSISTENT WITH SUBJECTIVE DVORAK AND AUTOMATED SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES FROM MULTIPLE REPORTING AGENCIES. TY 25W HAS MAINTAINED A LARGE (60 NM), RAGGED EYE OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS WHILE TURNING INCREASINGLY POLEWARD ALONG THE PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE POSITIONED TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THE ESTIMATED INTENSITY HAS DECREASED ONLY SLIGHTLY UNDER THE COMPETING INFLUENCES OF FAVORABLE UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW, DECREASING ALONG-TRACK OCEAN HEAT CONTENT, AND A BROAD CONVECTIVE STORM STRUCTURE. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING BULLETIN. B. TY 25W WILL CONTINUE TO ROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING RIDGE THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD, MAKING LANDFALL TO THE EAST OF HONG KONG AROUND TAU 12. SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL AS STORM STRUCTURE REMAINS BROAD AND ALONG-TRACK OCEAN HEAT CONTENT DECREASES. THEREAFTER, TY 25W WILL RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS IT CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND. NUMERICAL MODEL FORECAST TRACK GUIDANCE REMAINS IN VERY GOOD AGREEMENT, AND THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK LIES NEAR THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE.// NNNN NNNN