Subject: Pacific-NW: Marine Warning -080846 (AUTOMATIC)

From: Charley Kline <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 08 Aug 1996 08:46:34 -0500

ZCZC DD+ 75545
WTPN31 PGTW 081500
1. TYPHOON KIRK (13W) WARNING NR 020
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   081200Z1 --- 24.9N5 133.8E5
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 02 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 - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   REPEAT POSIT: 24.9N5 133.8E5
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   090000Z9 --- 25.1N8 133.4E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 150 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            090 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 02 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   091200Z2 --- 25.4N1 133.2E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            060 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            105 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 05 KTS
    ---
   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   100000Z1 --- 25.9N6 132.2E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            065 NM ELSEWHERE
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                            105 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   101200Z4 --- 25.8N5 130.9E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            105 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   111200Z5 --- 25.9N6 128.3E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            070 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 155 NM SOUTHEAST SEMICIRCLE
                                   OVER WATER
                            105 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
    ---
REMARKS:
081500Z4 POSITION 25.0N7  133.7E4
TYPHOON KIRK (13W) HAS STARTED SLOWLY MOVING WESTWARD AT 2 KNOTS.
KIRK CURRENTLY HAS A RAGGED EYE AND HAS IMPROVED ITS ORGANIZATION
OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS DESPITE MODERATE UPPER-LEVEL VERTICAL WIND
SHEAR. TYPHOON KIRK IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD AND THEN
FOLLOW A WESTWARD TRACK AFTER THE 36-HOUR FORECAST POSITION. NEXT
WARNINGS AT 082100Z1 (DTG 081951Z4), 090300Z2 (DTG 090151Z6),
090900Z8 (DTG 090751Z2) AND 091500Z5 (DTG 091351Z9). MAXIMUM SEAS
AT 081200Z ARE 34 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 PGFW FOR ADDITIONAL SEA
HEIGHT INFORMATION.//

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