MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 01C (HALOLA) WARNING NR 50// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 01C (HALOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 554 NM EAST- SOUTHEAST OF KADENA AB, OKINAWA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS A COMPACT SYSTEM THAT HAS MAINTAINED TIGHTLY CURVED BANDING EVEN AS THE EYE HAS BECOME CLOUD-FILLED. THE LLCC REMAINS WELL-DEFINED AS EVIDENCED BY A MICROWAVE EYE FEATURE IN THE 220955Z F18 91GHZ IMAGE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE EIR LOOP AND ON THE MICROWAVE IMAGE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 75 KNOTS BASED ON AN OVERALL ASSESSMENT OF DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND RJTD. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS IN AN AREA OF LIGHT VWS WITH GOOD EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW. TY 01C IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE DEEP-LAYERED STR TO THE NORTH. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TY HALOLA WILL CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE STR THROUGH TAU 48. IT IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS - PEAKING AT 95 KNOTS - DUE TO CONTINUED FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITH GOOD OUTFLOW, LOW VWS, AND SSTS ABOVE 28 CELSIUS. BEYOND TAU 48, VWS WILL INCREASE WHICH WILL BEGIN TO WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 48, LENDING TO HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST. C. IN THE EXTENDED TAUS, THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO TURN POLEWARD AS IT ROUNDS THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STEERING STR. TY HALOLA SHOULD CONTINUE TO WEAKEN DUE TO VWS ABOVE 30 KNOTS CAUSED BY STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW FROM A BUILDING MID-LATITUDE RIDGE TO THE NORTHWEST, SSTS DROPPING BELOW 26 CELSIUS, THEN LAND INTERACTION WITH JAPAN. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE SPREADS OUT AFTER TAU 48 DUE TO VARYING DEGREES IN THE TIMING OF THE RE-CURVE AND CONW MEMBERS CONTINUE TO STRUGGLE TO CONVERGE ON A SOLUTION REGARDING THE WESTERN EXTENT OF THE STR TO THE NORTH. THIS UNCERTAINTY LEADS TO AN OVERALL LOW CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST.// NNNN NNNN