Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -172139 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 21:39:55 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 61786
WTPN31 PGTW 180300
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W WARNING NR 001
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   180000Z9 --- 17.4N2 130.6E0
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 10 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 17.4N2 130.6E0
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   181200Z2 --- 18.4N3 129.2E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   190000Z0 --- 19.4N4 127.4E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   191200Z3 --- 20.1N3 125.4E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            095 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 11 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   200000Z2 --- 20.6N8 123.2E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 020 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            100 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   210000Z3 --- 21.6N9 118.9E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            110 NM ELSEWHERE
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REMARKS:
180300Z2 POSITION 17.7N5  130.2E6
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 18W HAS FORMED IN THE PHILIPPINE SEA.
TD 18W IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND TO
INTENSIFY. MAXIMUM SEAS AT 180000Z ARE 10 FEET. REFER TO
WWPW30 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT
WARNINGS AT 180900Z8 (DTG 180753Z4), 181500Z5 (DTG
181353Z1), 182100Z2 (DTG 181953Z7) AND 190300Z3 (DTG
190153Z9). THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS
NAVPACMETOCCEN WEST GU 172221Z AUG 96 TROPICAL CYCLONE
FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PGTW 172230).//

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