MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 22W (MUJIGAE) WARNING NR 12// RMKS// 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 22W (MUJIGAE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 362 NM EAST OF HANOI, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS IMPROVED AS DEEPENED CONVECTIVE BANDS TIGHTLY WRAPPING INTO A 19-NM DIAMETER EYE. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON THE EYE FEATURE ON THE EIR LOOP WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY HAS RAISED TO 80 KNOTS BASED ON THE IMPROVED STRUCTURE AND AN INCREASE IN DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES (RANGING FROM 77 TO 90 KNOTS) FROM ALL REPORTING AGENCIES. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TY 22W REMAINS IN A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT WITH LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND RADIAL OUTFLOW SUPPORTED BY AN UPPER- LEVEL POINT-SOURCE. MUJIGAE IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR TO THE NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY FROM THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TY MUJIGAE WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE STR THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ITS WEAKENING TREND AS IT APPROACHES SOUTHERN CHINA. MUJIGAE WILL RAPIDLY ERODE DUE TO LAND INTERACTION AND WILL DISSIPATE AS IT TRACKS FURTHER INLAND. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN VERY TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK.// NNNN NNNN