REMARKS:
160300Z POSITION NEAR 9.0N 106.9E.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 01W (ONE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 112 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT
08 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY DEPICTS A DECAYING, FULLY-EXPOSED, LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION
CENTER WITH NO DEEP CONVECTION. THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS ASSESSED AT
25 KNOTS BASED ON DVORAK INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 KNOTS, CONSISTENT
WITH THE WEAKENED STRUCTURE. TD 01W IS TRACKING WESTWARD UNDER THE
STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE LOW- TO MID-LEVEL SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE
NORTH. TD 01W WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE TRACKING WESTWARD AND IS
EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE SOUTHERN TIP OF VIETNAM BY TAU
12. DUE TO THE MARGINAL ENVIRONMENT AND INTERACTION WITH LAND, THE
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE BY TAU 12. 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. MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160000Z IS 6 FEET.//
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