732  
WTPQ61 PGUM 230214  
TCUPQ1  
 
TYPHOON MAWAR 02W TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE  
UNKNOWN NAME TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023  
1207 PM CHST TUE MAY 23 2023  
   
..1157 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
 
 
SUMMARY OF 1157 AM CHST...0157 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...6 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 REMAINS IN THE 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 NOW CLEARLY SHOWS THE EYE.  
 
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  
 

 
 
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