MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 01C (HALOLA) WARNING NR 26// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 01C (HALOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 148 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF WAKE ISLAND, HAS TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED IR IMAGERY CONTINUES TO SHOW DISORGANIZATION OF THE SYSTEM WITH THE CONVECTION MAINLY ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE LLCC. THE POSITION IS BASED ON A 161037Z AMSU-B WHICH SHOWS THE DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE EAST OF THE LLCC, WHICH IS APPARENT BASED ON THE ASCAT IMAGE. THE INTENSITY HAS BEEN LOWERED IN LIGHT OF THE ASCAT PASS AS WELL AS DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM ALL AGENCIES. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS SHOWS 15 KNOTS OF WESTERLY VWS AND SOME RADIAL OUTFLOW. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TS 01C WILL CONTINUE TRACKING TO THE WEST UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE STR TO THE NORTH THROUGH TAU 36. MODERATE OUTFLOW AND LOWER VWS WILL ALLOW FOR THE SYSTEM TO SLOWLY DEVELOP AND INTENSIFY THROUGH TAU 72 WITH A PEAK INTENSITY OF 95 KNOTS. C. BEYOND TAU 72, TS HALOLA WILL BEGIN TO TRACK TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND THE STR AXIS. COLDER SSTS AND LOWER OHC WILL HAMPER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SYSTEM WITH SOME SLIGHT DECAY TOWARDS THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. NUMERIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 36, WITH SOME SPREADING BEYOND THAT. AS SUCH, THE CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS LOW.// NNNN NNNN