Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -250309 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 03:09:33 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 66205
WTPN31 PGTW 250900
1. SUPERTYPHOON YATES (28W) WARNING NR 011
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   250600Z3 --- 15.9N5 146.6E7
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY A COMBINATION OF
     SATELLITE, DOPPLER RADAR AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 060 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 15.9N5 146.6E7
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   251800Z6 --- 16.0N7 144.1E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 135 KT, GUSTS 165 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            120 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 12 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   260600Z4 --- 16.6N3 141.7E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            130 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 12 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   261800Z7 --- 18.1N0 139.7E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            140 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 13 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   270600Z5 --- 20.3N5 138.1E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            140 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 350 DEG/ 12 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   280600Z6 --- 24.9N5 137.4E5
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT
   RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 170 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                            150 NM ELSEWHERE
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REMARKS:
250900Z6 POSITION 15.9N5  146.0E1
SUPERTYPHOON YATES (28W) CONTINUES TRACKING WESTWARD
TOWARD THE CENTRAL MARIANA ISLANDS. YATES IS FORECAST TO
BE NEAR PEAK INTENSITY OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS THEN BEGIN
TO SLOWLY WEAKEN THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD. YATES IS
FORECAST TO BEGIN TRACKING NORTHWESTWARD AFTER THE 24-
HOUR WARNING POSITION AND NORTHWARD BETWEEN THE 48- AND
THE 72-HOUR FORECAST POSITION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 251500Z3
(DTG 251351Z7), 252100Z0 (DTG 251951Z3), 260300Z1 (DTG
260151Z5) AND 260900Z7 (DTG 260751Z1). MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 250600Z3 IS 24 FEET. REFER TO
WWPW30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER
TO TROPICAL STORM ZANE (29W) (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY
UPDATES.//

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