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WTPQ61 PGUM 222220
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TYPHOON MAWAR 02W TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
817 AM CHST TUE MAY 23 2023
..755 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 755 AM CHST...2155 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...10.8N 146.9E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...41000 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYEWALL IS VISIBLE ON RADAR
POSITION CONFIDENCE...GOOD
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
230 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
260 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
300 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AIRPORT
310 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST 3 HOURS...5MPH TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
THE PAST 6 HOURS...3MPH TOWARDS THE NORTH
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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STORM'S GENERAL TRACK REMAINS TO BE IN A NORTH TO NORTHWEST DIRECTION.
3 HOURLY POSITIONS ARE SHORT TERM ASSESSMENTS, CHANGES IN STORM
DIRECTION OVER THE SHORT TERM ARE TYPICAL. STORM HAS A SYMMETRICAL
EYE WALL. VISIBLE SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE EYE IS PARTIALLY CLOUD
FILLED.
DISCUSSION
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THE STORM IS 230 MILES FROM THE RADAR, REFLECTIVITY RESOLUTION WILL
IMPROVE AS MAWAR GETS CLOSER.
NEXT MESSAGE
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RADAR POSITIONS WILL BE ISSUED...AT THE MOST FREQUENT...EVERY
HOUR...BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON MAWAR.
HONG
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