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WTPQ61 PGUM 232312
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TYPHOON MAWAR (02W) TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
912 AM CHST WED MAY 24 2023
..851 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 851 AM CHST...2251 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...12.9N 145.7E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...6273.0 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYEWALL
POSITION CONFIDENCE...FAIR
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
70 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
95 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
145 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AIRPORT
155 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST HOUR...6 MPH TOWARDS NORTH-NORTHWEST
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS
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VELOCITY DATA IS SHOWING WINDS NEAR 135 MPH AT 5500 FEET. ALTHOUGH
THIS IS THE HIGHEST VELOCITY THE RADAR INDICATES, ACTUAL WINDS COULD
BE HIGHER.
OTHER FACTORS OR INFORMATION
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VISIBLE SATELLITE SHOWS THE STORM HAS A CLOUD-FILLED EYE. THE EYEWALL
IS VISIBLE ON RADAR, AND IS GOING THROUGH A EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE.
DISCUSSION
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AN EYEWALL REPLACEMENT CYCLE IS ONGOING, MAKING THE EYE UNSYMMETRICAL
AND DIFFICULT TO CENTER AND TRACK MOVEMENT. 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 TYPHOON MAWAR (02W)
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