Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -120239 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 02:39:03 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 82513
WTPN32 PGTW 120900
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15W WARNING NR 001
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   120600Z9 --- 33.2N8 159.4E9
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 360 DEGREES AT 02 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 33.2N8 159.4E9
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   121800Z2 --- 33.5N1 159.8E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 050 DEG/ 02 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   130600Z0 --- 33.7N3 160.1E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 360 DEG/ 01 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   131800Z3 --- 34.0N7 160.2E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
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REMARKS:
120900Z2 POSITION 33.3N9  159.5E0
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15W IS DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWARD IN THE WESTERN N
ORTH PACIFIC. THE
SYSTEM IS SUB-TROPICAL WITH MAXIMUM  SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 KNOTS, GUS
TS TO 35 KNOTS.
NEXT WARNINGS AT 122100Z6 (DTG 121953Z1) AND 130900Z3 (DTG 130753Z9).
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 ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM AT 120600
Z IS 9 FEET.
REFER TO WWPW30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION.
REFER TO TYPHOON KIRK (13W) (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//

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