MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 10W (LEKIMA) WARNING NR 28// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 10W (LEKIMA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 384 NM SOUTHWEST OF KUNSAN AB, KOREA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND RADAR IMAGERY DEPICT FRAGMENTED DEEP CONVECTIVE BANDING WRAPPING INTO A DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). A 101731Z AMSR2 89GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A DEFINED LLCC WITH DEEP CONVECTION OVER THE EASTERN AND NORTHERN SEMICIRCLES. OVERALL, THERE IS FAIR CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 55 KNOTS BASED ON THE CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (5-10 KNOTS) AND STRONG POLEWARD OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST. THEREFORE, INTERACTION WITH LAND AND FRICTIONAL EFFECTS ARE THE PRIMARY WEAKENING MECHANISM. TS 10W IS TRACKING ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF A NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE EAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TS 10W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWARD ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF CHINA THROUGH TAU 48 ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO RAPIDLY WEAKEN AS IT TRACKS OVER THE EASTERN COAST OF CHINA. NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. AT TAU 48, TS 10W IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE DUE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (30-40 KNOTS) AS IT TRACKS CLOSE TO THE UPPER-LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST CHINA.// NNNN NNNN