MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TYPHOON 14W (FAXAI) WARNING NR 027// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. TYPHOON (TY) 14W (FAXAI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 142 NM SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS A 15NM ROUND EYE, WHICH, ALONG WITH HOURLY RADAR FIXES, SUPPORTS THE CURRENT POSITION WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. ANIMATED RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES AN ONGOING EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE (ERC) WITH THE INNER EYEWALL SURROUNDED BY AN OUTER EYEWALL FLANKED BY INTENSE DEEP CONVECTION WITHIN THE OUTER SPIRAL BANDING OVER HONSHU. A 080431Z AMSR2 89GHZ IMAGE SHOWS A COMPACT CORE WITH A BANDING FEATURE EXTENDING OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT 110 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES RANGING FROM 5.5-6.0 (102-115 KNOTS). ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS INDICATES FAVORABLE CONDITIONS OF LOW (5-15 KT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS), ROBUST RADIAL OUTFLOW, AND WARM (29-30 CELSIUS) SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE (SST) VALUES. THE SYSTEM IS TRACKING ALONG THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYER SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) ENTRENCHED TO THE NORTHEAST. 3. FORECAST REASONING. A. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC REASONING MESSAGE. HOWEVER, THE FORECAST TRACK HAS SHIFTED ABOUT 13NM WEST AND IS NOW OVER YOKOSUKA. B. TY FAXAI IS FORECAST TO TURN MORE POLEWARD AS THE SYSTEM BEGINS TO ROUND THE STR AXIS WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. AS EVIDENCED BY 08/07Z AND 08/08Z RJTD RADAR FIXES, WHICH INDICATE A MORE NORTHWARD TRAJECTORY. TY FAXAI WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR TAU 12 THEN IS EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD AS IT TRACKS BACK OVER THE PACIFIC OCEAN, ALBEIT WITH COOLER SSTS. GRADUAL WEAKENING IS ANTICIPATED AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE KANTO PLAIN BUT THE SYSTEM SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL AT ABOUT 90 KNOTS INTENSITY. AFTER TAU 12, INCREASING VWS AND DIMINISHING OUTFLOW WILL FURTHER WEAKEN THE SYSTEM. AT TAU 24, TY 14W WILL BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION (ETT) AS IT ENTERS THE BAROCLINIC ZONE, COMPLETING ETT BY TAU 48. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT THROUGH TAU 24, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST, THEREFORE, THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE.// NNNN NNNN