MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 19W (VONGFONG) WARNING NR 45// RMKS// 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TROPICAL STORM (TS) 19W (VONGFONG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 78 NM NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 36 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY CONTINUES TO DEPICT DEEP CONVECTION SHEARED TO THE NORTHEAST DUE TO STRONG MIDLATIDUE WESTERLIES. THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON SATELLITE FIXES FROM PGTW AND RADAR FIXES FROM JAPANESE METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 35 KNOTS IS BASED ON THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND WEAKENING TREND. TS 19W IS ACCELERATING AS IT TRACKS ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE WITHIN THE MIDLATITUDE WESTERLIES. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TS 19W WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTHEAST WITHIN THE STRONG MIDLATITUDE WESTERLY FLOW. THE SYSTEM WILL TRANSITION TO A GALE-FORCE COLD-CORE LOW OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR POSSIBLY SOONER. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST TRACK.// NNNN NNNN