Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -140237 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 1996 02:37:28 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 66524
WTPN32 PGTW 140900
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15W WARNING NR 005
   04 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   140600Z1 --- 31.1N5 162.3E2
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 130 DEGREES AT 03 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 31.1N5 162.3E2
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   141800Z4 --- 30.9N2 163.2E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 100 DEG/ 03 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   150600Z2 --- 30.8N1 163.9E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 105 DEG/ 04 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   151800Z5 --- 30.6N9 164.8E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
    ---
REMARKS:
140900Z4 POSITION 31.0N4  162.5E4
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15W CONTINUES DRIFTING EAST-
SOUTHEASTWARD AT APPROXIMATELY 3 KNOTS. IT IS SLOWLY
MOVING DOWN THE MONSOON TROUGH. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY
CLEARLY DEFINES THE PRESENCE OF A WELL-DEVELOPED LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 142100Z8 (DTG
141953Z3) AND 150900Z5 (DTG 150753Z1). IF THE JOINT
TYPHOON WARNING CENTER ANTICIPATES THAT THIS TROPICAL
DEPRESSION WILL REACH TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY, THEN A
STANDARD 72 HOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WILL BE ISSUED.
OTHERWISE, 36 HOUR TROPICAL DEPRESSION WARNINGS WILL BE
UPDATED EVERY 12 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
AT 140600Z IS 10 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 PGFW FOR
ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER TO TYPHOON KIRK
(13W) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.
REFER TO TROPICAL STORM MARTY (16W) WARNING(WTPN33 PGTW)
FOR THE FINAL WARNING ON TS MARTY. REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 17W WARNINGS (WTPN34) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY
UPDATES.//

NNNN