199  
WTPQ61 PGUM 240412  
TCUPQ1  
 
TYPHOON MAWAR (02W) TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023  
212 PM CHST WED MAY 24 2023  
   
..129 PM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
 
 
SUMMARY OF 129 PM CHST...0329 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...13.3N 145.4E  
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...2725.0 FEET  
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYEWALL  
POSITION CONFIDENCE...FAIR  
 
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT  
40 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR  
60 MILES SOUTH OF ROTA AIRPORT  
120 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AIRPORT  
130 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN AIRPORT  
 
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...  
THE PAST HOUR...3 MPH TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST.  
 
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS  
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VELOCITY DATA IS SHOWING NEAR 135 MPH AT 3043 FEET. ALTHOUGH  
THIS IS THE HIGHEST VELOCITY THE RADAR INDICATES, ACTUAL WINDS COULD  
BE HIGHER.  
 
OTHER FACTORS OR INFORMATION  
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VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS THE STORM HAS A CLOUD-FILLED EYE. THE EYEWALL  
IS VISIBLE ON RADAR, AND IS GOING THROUGH AN EYEWALL REPLACEMENT  
CYCLE.  
 
DISCUSSION  
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THE EYEWALL IS REDEVELOPING AND LOOKS TO BE SLOWING DOWN.  
REDEVELOPMENT HAS MADE CONFIDENCE IN LOCATION AND MOTION LOW.  
 
NEXT MESSAGE  
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RADAR POSITIONS WILL BE ISSUED...AT THE MOST FREQUENT...EVERY  
HOUR...BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON TYPHOON MAWAR (02W)  
 

 
 
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