WTIO31 PGTW 300900 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02B (MORA) WARNING NR 011 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 300600Z --- NEAR 22.9N 92.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 005 DEGREES AT 21 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 030 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 22.9N 92.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 301800Z --- 26.1N 93.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 300900Z POSITION NEAR 23.7N 92.3E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 02B (MORA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 38 NM NORTH- NORTHEAST OF CHITTAGONG, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 21 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TC 02B MADE LANDFALL AT APPROXIMATELY 30/02Z NEAR COX'S BAZAR (21.4N 91.9E) WITH MAXIMUM SURFACE WINDS REPORTED AT 030/30 KNOTS AND MINIMUM SLP 978.3MB. THE SYSTEM THEN CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE NORTHWARD AND PASSED JUST EAST OF CHITTAGONG (22.3N 91.8E), WHICH REPORTED (FROM 30/03-30/06Z) MAXIMUM SURFACE WINDS AT 280/45 KNOTS WITH MINIMUM SLP 981.3MB. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 300338Z METOP-A 89GHZ IMAGE DEPICT RAPIDLY DECAYING DEEP CONVECTION AND WEAKENING CONVECTIVE STRUCTURE. TC 02B WILL CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWARD WHILE DISSIPATING AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 12 DUE TO STRONG VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND INTERACTION WITH ROUGH TERRAIN OVER NORTHEAST INDIA (ASHTA LAKSHMI STATES REGION). NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE REMAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT, THEREFORE, CONFIDENCE IN THE JTWC FORECAST TRACK REMAINS HIGH. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.//