Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -150322 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 1996 03:22:54 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 54726
WTPN31 PGTW 150900
1. TROPICAL STORM KIRK (13W) WARNING NR 047
   02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   150600Z2 --- 40.3N7 141.8E4
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 045 DEGREES AT 24 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 - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 210 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            160 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 40.3N7 141.8E4
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   151800Z5 --- 43.1N8 145.9E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 210 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            150 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 050 DEG/ 17 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   160600Z3 --- 45.1N0 149.7E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 14 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z6 --- 46.5N5 153.1E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 050 DEG/ 15 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   170600Z4 --- 48.4N6 156.6E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 050 DEG/ 16 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   180600Z5 --- 52.3N0 164.4E5
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
150900Z5 POSITION 41.0N5  142.8E5
TROPICAL STORM KIRK (13W) HAS PASSED OVER THE JAPANESE
ISLAND OF HONUSHU AND IS MOVING INTO THE OPEN WATERS OF
THE PACIFIC. KIRK (13W) IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING TO
THE NORTH-NORTHEAST AND TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITHIN 24 HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT
151500Z2 (DTG 151351Z6), 152100Z9 (DTG 151951Z2),
160300Z0 (DTG 160151Z4) AND 160900Z6 (DTG 160751Z0).
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 150600Z IS 24 FEET.
REFER TO WWPW(IO)30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT
INFORMATION. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 15W FOR TWELVE-
HOURLY UPDATES.//

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