Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -170349 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 03:49:03 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 39844
WTPN33 PGTW 170900 PAA
1. TYPHOON BETH (32W) WARNING NR 016
   03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   170600Z4 --- 17.6N4 123.3E9
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 07 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT
 GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            015 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            080 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 17.6N4 123.3E9
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS
 VALID AT:
   171800Z7 --- 17.5N3 121.7E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT
 GUSTS 110 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 110 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 270 DEG/ 06 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS
 VALID AT:
   180600Z5 --- 17.5N3 120.5E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT
 GUSTS 085 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            015 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 115 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 09 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS
 VALID AT:
   181800Z8 --- 17.2N0 118.7E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT
 GUSTS 090 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            030 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 08 KTS
    ---
   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS
 VALID AT:
   190600Z6 --- 16.9N6 117.1E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT
 GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
                            035 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 135 NM NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 08 KTS
    ---
   72 HRS
 VALID AT:
   200600Z8 --- 16.1N8 114.0E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT
 GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
                            040 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
    ---
REMARKS:
170900Z7 POSITION 17.6N4  122.9E4
TYPHOON BETH (32W) IS TRACKING WESTWARD IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA
AT 7
KNOTS. TYPHOON BETH IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN WEST-
SOUTHWESTWARD BY
THE 72-HOUR FORECAST POSITION. TYPHOON BETH IS FORECAST TO
INTENSIFY
UNTIL IT MAKES LANDFALL OVER LUZON
 LOSE SOME INTENSITY AS IT
TRACKS
OVER LUZON
 THEN REINTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS IT EMERGES IN THE
SOUTH CHINA
SEA. NEXT WARNINGS AT 171500Z4 (DTG 171355Z2)
 172100Z1 (DTG
171955Z8)

180300Z2 (DTG 180155Z0) AND 180900Z8 (DTG 180755Z6). MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT
WAVE HEIGHT AT 170600Z4 IS 18 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 PGFW FOR
ADDITIONAL
SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W(ABEL)
WARNINGS
(WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 31W

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