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WTPQ61 PGUM 230119
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TYPHOON MAWAR 02W TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
1108 AM CHST TUE MAY 23 2023
..1053 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 1053 AM CHST...0053 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...11.3N 146.7E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...29947 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...15 MILE WIDE CIRCULAR EYE
POSITION CONFIDENCE...GOOD
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
195 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
220 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
265 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AIRPORT
270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST HOUR...11 MPH TOWARDS 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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STORM'S GENERAL TRACK REMAIN NOW IN NORTHWEST DIRECTION.
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 195 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.
ZIOBRO
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