Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -081426 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 14:26:39 -0600

ZCZC DD+ 72417
WTPN32 PGTW 082100
1. TROPICAL STORM ERNIE (37W) WARNING NR 018
   03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   081800Z7 --- 15.1N7 118.1E1
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 340 DEGREES AT 09 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 145 NM WEST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   REPEAT POSIT: 15.1N7 118.1E1
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   090600Z5 --- 15.7N3 117.7E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 345 DEG/ 04 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   091800Z8 --- 16.4N1 117.5E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 360 DEG/ 03 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   100600Z7 --- 16.9N6 117.5E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                            045 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 360 DEG/ 04 KTS
    ---
   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   101800Z0 --- 17.6N4 117.6E5
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                            055 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM EAST SEMICIRCLE
                            095 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 025 DEG/ 05 KTS
    ---
   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   111800Z1 --- 19.3N3 118.4E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            055 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 160 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            095 NM ELSEWHERE
    ---
REMARKS:
082100Z1 POSITION 15.2N8  118.0E0
TROPICAL STORM ERNIE IS TRACKING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD IN
THE SOUTH CHINA SEA. FORECAST PHILOSOPHY REMAINS THE SAME
AS THE PREVIOUS FORECAST. IT APPEARS THAT TS ERNIE AND
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 39W ARE UNDERGOING A MERGER. THE
RESULTANT SYSTEM (ERNIE) IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AND
TRACK TO THE NORTHEAST BY THE 72-HOUR FORECAST POSITION.
NEXT WARNINGS AT 090300Z2 (DTG 090157Z2), 090900Z8 (DTG
090757Z8), 091500Z5 (DTG 091357Z5) AND 092100Z2 (DTG
091957Z1). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 081800Z7 IS
14 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT
INFORMATION. REFER TO TYPHOON DALE (36W) WARNINGS (WTPN31
PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 39W WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR TWELVE-HOURLY
UPDATES.//

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