Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -220831 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 1996 08:31:05 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 71758
WTPN31 PGTW 221500
1. TYPHOON NIKI (18W) WARNING NR 019
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   221200Z7 --- 19.3N3 107.3E1
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 295 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 145 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 19.3N3 107.3E1
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   230000Z5 --- 20.0N2 105.5E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 09 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   231200Z8 --- 20.8N0 103.7E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
LAND
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            055 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 295 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   240000Z6 --- 21.6N9 101.7E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
LAND
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 040 NM OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 11 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   241200Z9 --- 22.3N7 99.5E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
221500Z0 POSITION 19.5N5  106.8E5
TYPHOON NIKI (18W) IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD IN THE
GULF OF TONKIN TOWARDS NORTHERN VIETNAM AT APPROXIMATELY
9 KNOTS. IT IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT
SIX TO TWELVE HOURS. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE
OVERLAND BY 48 HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 222100Z7 (DTG
221953Z2), 230300Z8 (DTG 230153Z4), 230900Z4 (DTG
230753Z0) AND 231500Z1 (DTG 231353Z7). MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 221200Z7 IS 25 FEET. REFER TO
WWPW30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER
TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 19W WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR
SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//

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