Subject: Pacific-SW: Technical Discussion (Automatic)

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 21:00:50 -0600

802
WTPS32 PGTW 300300
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 13P (FERGUS) WARNING NR 013
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   300000Z3 --- 32.5S0 176.0E4
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 175 DEGREES AT 27 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            035 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            095 NM ELSEWHERE
   REPEAT POSIT: 32.5S0 176.0E4
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   301200Z6 --- 37.8S8 177.1E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            030 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            085 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 165 DEG/ 30 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   310000Z4 --- 43.5S2 179.3E0
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            075 NM ELSEWHERE
    ---
REMARKS:
300300Z6 POSITION 33.8S4  176.3E7
TROPICAL CYCLONE 13P (FERGUS) CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AND
IS MOVING SOUTH AT 27 KNOTS. FERGUS SHOULD BE NEAR THE
NORTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND WITHIN 12 HOURS AS IT
CONTINUES ITS TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL SYSTEM.
FERGUS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME FULLY EXTRATROPICAL WITHIN
24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 300000Z IS
20 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 301500Z9 (DTG 301357Z9).//

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