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WTPQ61 PGUM 232209
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TYPHOON MAWAR (02W) TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
809 AM CHST WED MAY 24 2023
.748 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 748 AM CHST...2148 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.8N 145.7E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...6971.0 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYEWALL
POSITION CONFIDENCE...FAIR
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
75 MILES SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
150 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AIRPORT
160 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST HOUR...6 MPH TOWARDS THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS
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VELOCITY DATA IS SHOWING WINDS NEAR 135 MPH AT 6971 FEET.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS THE HIGHEST VELOCITY THE RADAR INDICATES, ACTUAL
WINDS COULD BE HIGHER.
OTHER FACTORS OR INFORMATION
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INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE STORM HAS A CLOUD-FILLED EYE.
THE EYEWALL IS VISIBLE ON RADAR.
DISCUSSION
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EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE IS ONGOING, MAKING THE EYE UNSYMMETRICAL
AND DIFFICULT TO CENTER. THE LOCATION IS BASED ON THE INNER EYEWALL.
NEXT MESSAGE
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RADAR POSITIONS WILL BE ISSUED...AT THE MOST FREQUENT...EVERY
HOUR...BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON MAWAR.
SCHANK
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