WTPQ31 RJTD 010600 RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE PROGNOSTIC REASONING REASONING NO. 9 FOR TD LOCATED AT 23N 112E 1.GENERAL COMMENTS MALIKSI (2402) HAS WEAKENED TO TD INTENSITY. THE TD IS LOCATED ON LAND AT 23N, 112E. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT POSITION IS BASED ON ANIMATED MSI AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002HPA AND MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE LESS THAN 30KNOTS. THE SYSTEM IS IN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LAND. THIS HAS CAUSED THE SYSTEM TO WEAKEN OVER THE LAST SIX HOURS. INFORMATION ON THE CURRENT INTENSITY IS BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS. 2.SYNOPTIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A MID-LEVEL SUB-TROPICAL HIGH. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS CB CLUSTERS ARE SCATTERED AROUND THE CSC. ANIMATED MSI SHOWS GOOD CLOUD CHARACTERISTICS OF ANTICYCLONIC OUTFLOW. DMSP-F17/SSMIS 89 GHZ MICROWAVE IMAGERY SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS ACTIVE CONVECTIVE CLOUD CLUSTERS AROUND THE CSC. 3.TRACK FORECAST SEE THE MARINE WARNING (WWJP27 RJTD). 4.INTENSITY FORECAST SEE THE MARINE WARNING (WWJP27 RJTD). 5.REMARKS THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR THE SYSTEM. =