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WTPQ61 PGUM 240006
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TYPHOON MAWAR (02W) TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022023
1006 AM CHST WED MAY 24 2023
..949 AM CHST WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE
SUMMARY OF 949 AM CHST...2349 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.0N 145.6E
ELEVATION...0.5 DEGREES...5649.0 FEET
CENTER CHARACTERISTIC...EYEWALL
POSITION CONFIDENCE...GOOD
THIS POSITION IS ABOUT
60 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM RADAR
85 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AIRPORT
135 MILES SOUTH OF TINIAN AIRPORT
145 MILES SOUTH OF SAIPAN AIRPORT
RADAR DETERMINED MOTION OF CENTER FOR...
THE PAST HOUR...5 MPH TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST.
SIGNIFICANT RADAR-VELOCITY REMARKS
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VELOCITY DATA IS SHOWING NEAR 140 MPH AT 5207 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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