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WTPQ61 PGUM 231424
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SUPER TYPHOON MAWAR 02W TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
1219 AM CHST WED MAY 24 2023
..1159 PM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 1159 PM CHST...1359 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.3N 145.9E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...11700 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...ASYMMETRICAL EYEWALL
POSITION CONFIDENCE...EXCELLENT
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
135 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
185 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AIRPORT
195 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST 3 HOURS...5 MPH TOWARDS THE WEST-NORTHWEST.
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS
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VELOCITY DATA IS SHOWING WINDS NEAR 140 MPH AT 11700 FEET.
THIS IS THE HIGHEST VELOCITY THE RADAR INDICATES, SO ACTUAL WINDS
COULD BE HIGHER.
OTHER FACTORS OR INFORMATION
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THE EYE IS BECOMING MORE ASYMMETRICAL AND CLOUD-FILLED. EYE DIAMETER
HAS DECREASED SLIGHTLY FROM 3 HOURS AGO AND IS NOW ABOUT 17 MILES
WIDE.
DISCUSSION
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HIGHER REFLECTIVITIES ARE SEEN ON THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWESTERN SIDE.
NEXT MESSAGE
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RADAR POSITIONS WILL BE ISSUED...AT THE MOST FREQUENT...EVERY
HOUR...BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON SUPER TYPHOON MAWAR.
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