MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W (ELEVEN) WARNING NR 001// RMKS// 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 11W (ELEVEN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 239 NM EAST OF KWAJALEIN, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A CONSOLIDATING LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WITH PERSISTENT DEEP CONVECTION DEVELOPING OVERHEAD. A 031003Z METOP-A MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEALS SPIRAL BANDING CURVATURE WRAPPING INTO THE SYSTEM CENTER. A 030533Z RAPID SCAT IMAGE ALSO DEPICTS A WELL DEFINED CIRCULATION CENTER WITH ~25 KT WIND BARBS. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE AFOREMENTIONED MICROWAVE IMAGE AND IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE 12Z RJTD FIX POSITION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 25 KTS. BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW AND RJTD AS WELL AS EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED RAPID SCAT IMAGE. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH 5-15 KTS VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND IMPROVING OUTFLOW AS THE TROUGH LIFTS FROM THE NORTH OF THE SYSTEM. TD 11W IS CURRENTLY TRACKING WEST-NORTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THIS IS THE INITIAL PROGNOSTIC REASONING AND SETS THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY. B. TD 11W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWEST ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR THROUGH TAU 48. TRACK SPEEDS ARE FORECASTED TO REMAIN FAIRLY CONSISTENT AROUND 12 KTS. STEADY INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED ALONG TRACK DUE TO FAVORABLE UPPER LEVEL CONDITIONS AS WELL AS WARM SSTS AND POSITIVE OHC VALUES. AFTER TAU 48 TD 11W IS EXPECTED TO TURN SLIGHTLY MORE POLEWARD AND BEGIN TRACKING TO THE NORTHWEST. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE INDICATES A SMALL COMPACT SYSTEM THROUGH THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST. C. TD 11W IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ON THE NORTHWEST TRAJECTORY THROUGH TAU 120. STEADY INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO REACH A PEAK INTENSITY OF 85 KTS BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE DYNAMIC PATTERN CURRENTLY OBSERVED IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, CLOSE ATTENTION SHOULD ALSO BE PAID TO THE EVOLUTION OF TS 09W AND INVEST 98W.// NNNN NNNN