436  
WTPQ61 PGUM 222024  
TCUPQ1  
 
TYPHOON MAWAR 02W TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023  
620 AM CHST TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
..600 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
 
 
SUMMARY OF 600 AM CHST...2000 UTC...INFORMATION  
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LOCATION...10.6N 146.9E  
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...43000 FEET  
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYE ON RADAR REFLECTIVITY  
POSITION CONFIDENCE...GOOD  
 
241 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM  
265 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA  
314 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN  
320 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN  
 
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...  
THE PAST 3 HOUR...1 MPH, QUASI-STATIONARY  
TOWARDS 330...NORTH-NORTHWEST  
 
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS  
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STORM'S EYE STILL OUT OF RANGE FOR VELOCITY PRODUCT. MAWAR IS EXPECTED  
TO COME WITHIN RANGE FOR VELOCITY PRODUCT AROUND 0500Z OR 300 PM CHST.  
 
OTHER FACTORS OR INFORMATION  
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TYPHOON MAWAR'S EYE IS SLIGHTLY ASYMMETRICAL, AND THE EYE DIAMETER IS  
20 TO 25 MILES WITH THE EYE WALL NOT FULLY DEVELOPED YET AROUND THE  
CENTER.  
 
DISCUSSION  
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MOST RECENT RADAR SCAN SHOWS INCREASING REFLECTIVITY VALUES AROUND  
SOME PORTIONS OF THE EYE ALONG WITH LIGHTNING.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
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