Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -150954 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 09:54:40 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 38738
WTPN31 PGTW 151500
1. TROPICAL STORM KIRK (13W) WARNING NR 048
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   151200Z9 --- 41.4N9 145.1E1
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 25 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
     SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 220 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            160 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 41.4N9 145.1E1
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   160000Z7 --- 43.6N3 149.6E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 220 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            150 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 18 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   161200Z0 --- 45.5N4 154.0E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
151500Z2 POSITION 41.9N4  146.2E3
TROPICAL STORM KIRK (13W) IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT
APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS. THE TROPICAL STORM IS
TRANSITIONING INTO AN EXTRA-TROPICAL SYSTEM AND IS
EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL BY 16/1200Z. NEXT
WARNING AT 152100Z9 (DTG 151951Z2). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT
WAVE HEIGHT AT 151200Z IS 22 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 PGFW
FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 15W FOR TWELVE-HOURLY UPDATES.//

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