Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -192033 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 20:33:56 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 82731
WTPN31 PGTW 200300
1. TROPICAL STORM NIKI (18W) WARNING NR 009
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   200000Z2 --- 17.9N7 120.2E5
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 275 DEGREES AT 14 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
     SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 17.9N7 120.2E5
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   201200Z5 --- 17.8N6 117.4E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            025 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            080 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 11 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   210000Z3 --- 17.6N4 115.1E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            025 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 11 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   211200Z6 --- 17.8N6 112.7E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                            030 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            095 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   220000Z4 --- 18.2N1 110.7E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            035 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 170 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 280 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   230000Z5 --- 19.0N0 106.5E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            040 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 180 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            140 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
    ---
REMARKS:
200300Z5 POSITION 17.9N7  119.5E6
TROPICAL STORM NIKI (18W) HAS MOVED OVER THE ISLAND OF
LUZON IN THE PHILIPPINES AND INTO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.
NIKI (18W) IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TO TYPHOON INTENSITY
AND CONTINUE MOVING WESTWARD. NEXT WARNINGS AT 200900Z1
(DTG 200753Z7), 201500Z8 (DTG 201353Z4), 202100Z5 (DTG
201953Z0) AND 210300Z6 (DTG 210153Z2). MAXIMUM
SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 200000Z IS 14 FEET.  REFER
TO WWPW30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION.//

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