Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -131524 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 15:24:56 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 38191
WTPN31 PGTW 132100
1. TYPHOON KIRK (13W) WARNING NR 041
   03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   131800Z3 --- 31.1N5 129.3E5
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 025 DEGREES AT 11 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY A COMBINATION OF
     SATELLITE, RADAR AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 095 KT, GUSTS 115 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 085 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            065 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 165 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            130 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 31.1N5 129.3E5
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   140600Z1 --- 33.8N4 130.9E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            060 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            135 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 040 DEG/ 23 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   141800Z4 --- 37.3N3 134.4E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            060 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            135 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 22 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   150600Z2 --- 39.9N1 139.0E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            060 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            135 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 24 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   151800Z5 --- 42.2N8 144.7E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            130 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 065 DEG/ 23 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z6 --- 45.2N1 156.5E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            120 NM ELSEWHERE
    ---
REMARKS:
132100Z7 POSITION 31.8N2  129.7E9
TYPHOON KIRK (13W) IS TRACKING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD
THE SOUTHERN JAPANESE ISLAND OF KYUSHU. THERE HAS BEEN
LITTLE DEVIATION TO THE TRACK OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.
KIRK IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL WITHIN THE NEXT SIX
HOURS. NEXT WARNINGS AT 140300Z8 (DTG 140151Z2), 140900Z4
(DTG 140751Z8), 141500Z1 (DTG 141351Z5) AND 142100Z8 (DTG
141951Z1). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 131800Z3
IS 29 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA
HEIGHT INFORMATION. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION
15W(WTPN32 PGTW) AND TROPICAL DEPRESSION 16W(WTPN33
PGTW).//

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