MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 10W (LEKIMA) WARNING NR 26// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 10W (LEKIMA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 79 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHANGHAI, CHINA, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A RAPIDLY WEAKENING SYSTEM WITH LIMITED DEEP CONVECTION DISPLACED OVER THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY. A 100526Z AMSR2 89GHZ IMAGE AND RADAR IMAGERY INDICATE A DEFINED LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER, THEREFORE, THERE IS GOOD CONFIDENCE IN THE INITIAL POSITION. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS REVEALS LOW VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND ROBUST POLEWARD OUTFLOW ENHANCED BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH TO THE NORTHWEST. THEREFORE, INTERACTION WITH LAND / FRICTIONAL EFFECTS ARE THE PRIMARY WEAKENING MECHANISM. TY 10W IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. B. TY 10W IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWARD THROUGH TAU 72 ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STR, WHICH REORIENTS NORTH-SOUTH. 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 THIS PORTION OF THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK. AT TAU 72, TY 10W IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE DUE TO INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AS IT TRACKS CLOSE TO THE UPPER-LEVEL JET ASSOCIATED WITH A DEEP SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST CHINA. OVERALL, TRACK CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH.// NNNN NNNN