Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -212128 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 21 Aug 1996 21:28:24 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 82599
WTPN31 PGTW 220300
1. TYPHOON NIKI (18W) WARNING NR 017
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   220000Z4 --- 18.6N5 109.1E1
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 11 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 - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            120 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 18.6N5 109.1E1
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   221200Z7 --- 19.3N3 107.0E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 145 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   230000Z5 --- 20.0N2 105.0E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
LAND
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            080 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   231200Z8 --- 20.7N9 102.9E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
LAND
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   240000Z6 --- 21.3N6 101.3E5
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER
LAND
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REMARKS:
220300Z7 POSITION 18.8N7  108.6E5
TYPHOON NIKI (18W) HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER HAINAN DAO AND
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TRACKING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD. NIKI
IS EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE VIETNAMESE COAST BY
22/1800Z. NEXT WARNINGS AT 220900Z3 (DTG 220753Z9),
221500Z0 (DTG 221353Z6), 222100Z7 (DTG 221953Z2) AND
230300Z8 (DTG 230153Z4). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT
AT 220000Z IS 25 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 PGFW FOR
ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 19W (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//

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