MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01C (HALOLA) WARNING NR 39// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 01C (HALOLA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 525 NM EAST-SOUTHEAST OF IWO TO, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO INDICATE A SLOWLY CONSOLIDATING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) WITH IMPROVED CONVECTIVE BANDING. A 191818Z SSMIS 37 GHZ IMAGE PROVIDES CLEAR EVIDENCE THAT THE SYSTEM IS BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED WITH IMPROVED BANDING OVER ALL QUADRANTS, WRAPPING TIGHTLY INTO A MORE DEFINED CENTER. ADDITIONALLY, THE SSMIS WIND PRODUCT SHOWS STRONGER WINDS RANGING FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS OVER THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. RECENT TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER IMAGERY ALSO REVEALS A MORE SYMMETRIC, DEEP MOISTURE SIGNATURE, WHICH IS SUPPORTING THE REVIVED CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION. OVERALL, THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE CURRENT POSITION. THE CURRENT INTENSITY REMAINS ASSESSED AT 30 KNOTS BASED ON A DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATE OF T2.0 (30 KNOTS) FROM RJTD, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS IMPROVED POLEWARD OUTFLOW AS WELL AS ENHANCED EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW OVER THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH POSITIONED TO THE EAST. TD 01C IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE DEEP-LAYERED STR. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TD HALOLA WILL CONTINUE TRACKING ON A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRAJECTORY UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE DOMINANT STR THROUGH TAU 72. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS THEN AFTER TAU 24, TD 01C SHOULD BEGIN TO INTENSIFY AT A FASTER RATE, REACHING A PEAK INTENSITY OF 75 KNOTS NEAR TAU 72 DUE TO IMPROVED POLEWARD OUTFLOW. DYNAMIC GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 72 WITH A 75 NM SPREAD IN SOLUTIONS AT TAU 72. C. IN THE EXTENDED TAUS, EXPECT A MORE NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWARD TRACK AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE DIVERGES AFTER TAU 72 DUE TO THE INCREASING UNCERTAINTY IN THE TIMING AND SPEED OF THE RE-CURVE. TD HALOLA SHOULD WEAKEN SLIGHTLY DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND SLIGHTLY COOLER SST NEAR 26C. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK IS LOW DUE PRIMARILY TO THE UNCERTAINTY IN THE RE- CURVE PHASE. NEAR TAU 120, THE SYSTEM IS NOT EXPECTED TO UNDERGO EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION SOUTH OF JAPAN DUE TO THE WEAK BAROCLINICITY AND WEAK MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES.// NNNN NNNN