Neoguri (Japanese Typhoon Number 19) is located 2624 km north of Wake Island, and has tracked northeastward at 52 km/h (28 knots) over the past 6 hours. Minimum central pressure at 29/00:00 UTC is 962 hPa. Maximum significant wave height is 11.6 meters (38 feet).
Neoguri has put on an amazing show over the last couple of days, but it is time to turn off the lights, the party is over. Just in the last six to eight hours, the system has changed remarkably, going from a fully coupled vortex with a 37 km wide
eye, to a rapidly decoupling vortex and clear
frontogenesis.
A 28/22:57 UTC ASCAT-C pass revealed an elongated low-level circulation center (LLCC), with a very sharp warm frontal region extending to the northeast and a more diffuse cold front extending to the south of the LLCC.
Maximum winds in the
scatterometer were pegged at 120 km/h (65 knots), particularly in the northwestern quadrant, likely reflecting the presence of a sting jet in that region.
The initial position was assessed with high confidence based on the ASCAT data. The initial intensity was assessed with medium confidence based on
Dvorak current intensity estimates of T5.0 from multiple agencies, as well as objective estimates between 145–165 km/h (77–88 knots).
The system is undergoing rapid extratropical transition (ETT) and will fully transition to a storm force extratropical low within the next 12 hours as it passes south of the Aleutian Islands.
This is the final warning on this system by JTWC. The system will be closely monitored for signs of regeneration.
Warning Number 43. Information provided by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC