WTPN31 PGTW 090900 RRA

MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//

SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//

RMKS/

1. TROPICAL STORM 02W (NEPARTAK) WARNING NR 026

   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

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   WARNING POSITION:

   090600Z --- NEAR 25.1N 118.4E

     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 320 DEGREES AT 09 KTS

     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM

     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE

   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

   REPEAT POSIT: 25.1N 118.4E

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   FORECASTS:

   12 HRS, VALID AT:

   091800Z --- 26.1N 117.5E

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND

   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 355 DEG/ 06 KTS

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   24 HRS, VALID AT:

   100600Z --- 27.3N 117.4E

   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT

   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY

   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND

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REMARKS:

090900Z POSITION NEAR 25.4N 118.2E.

TROPICAL STORM 02W (NEPARTAK), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 168 NM WEST OF

TAIPEI, TAIWAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST

SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS DECAYING

CONVECTION AND AN ELONGATING LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER, AFTER THE

SYSTEM MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE EAST COAST OF CHINA OVER THE PAST FEW

HOURS. A 090645Z SSMI 85 GHZ IMAGE AND A 090222Z ASCAT PASS ALSO

REVEAL THE BROAD, RAGGED NATURE OF THE CIRCULATION, PROVIDING=