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Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi (04W)

#1 Postby Chacor » Wed Jul 04, 2007 7:54 pm

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FXPQ60 PGUM 041859
AFDPQ

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
459 AM LST THU JUL 5 2007

.SYNOPSIS...MONSOON TROF EXTENDS OUT WELL EAST OF 160E. MEANWHILE...
RADAR SHOWS ONLY ISOLATED SHOWERS AROUND THE MARIANAS...AND GENTLE
TO MODERATE TRADES REMAIN IN PLACE.

&&

.DISCUSSION...AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY...MODELS COMING INTO BETTER
AGREEMENT ON CYCLONE DEVELOPING S OF GUAM AND MOVING GENERALLY NW
BETWEEN GUAM AND YAP EARLY NEXT WEEK. GFS/UKMET/NOGAPS HAVE
SIMILAR TRACKS...BUT UKMET IS MUCH WEAKER THAN GFS WHILE NOGAPS IS
MOST HAWKISH IN BRINGING RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE MARIANAS.
OF
COURSE...ALL THIS IS SPECULATIVE UNTIL SOMETHING ACTUALLY STARTS
TO DEVELOP ON THE MONSOON TROF. IF MDLS ARE ON THE RIGHT TRACK...
DEVELOPMENT SHOULD BE EVIDENT BY LATE FRIDAY. STAY TUNED...

BECAUSE OF UNCERTAINTIES...MADE NO CHANGES TO WINDS. HOWEVER I DID
ADJUST MAX TEMPERATURES DOWN A BIT SUN-WED CONSISTENT WITH
SCATTERED SHWRS...AND KEPT MOSTLY CLDY OUT UNTIL SAT NITE.


&&

.MARINE...IN KEEPING WITH ABOVE...NO REAL CHANGES TO MARINE GRIDS
OR THE FORECAST. WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT DEVELOPS BEFORE
ADJUSTING SWELL OR WIND WAVES.


&&

.GUM WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
GU...NONE.
MARIANAS WATERS...NONE.
&&

$$

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#2 Postby Chacor » Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:47 am

.DISCUSSION...
RUN TO RUN CONTINUITY IMPROVING ON THE GFS40 MODEL...WITH THE
MONSOON TROUGH STILL MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MARIANAS. AFTER
ANOTHER TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE IN THE TRADE WINDS PASSES
TONIGHT...WE WILL HAVE ONE LAST BRIEF SPELL OF DRY WEATHER.
AFTERWARD...THE MONSOON TROUGH WILL PUSH TOWARD THE MARIANAS OVER
THE WEEKEND. MEANWHILE...AN EMBEDDED CIRCULATION MAY DEVELOP
WITHIN THE TROUGH AND PASS BETWEEN GUAM AND YAP. JUST HOW CLOSE
THIS CIRCULATION PASSES TO GUAM...OR EVEN IF IT FORMS AT ALL...
WILL DETERMINE JUST HOW MUCH RAIN THE MARIANAS EXPERIENCE.
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#3 Postby Chacor » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:25 am

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Still stuck in the larger disturbance...
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#4 Postby Chacor » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:33 am

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TPPN10 PGTW 051522

A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SW OF CHUUK

B. 05/1430Z

C. 3.9N/2

D. 147.8E/0

E. FIVE/MTSAT

F. T1.0/1.0/INIT OBS (05/1430Z)

G. IR/EIR LLCC

47A/PBO PTLY XPSD LLCC/ANMTN. CNVCTN WRAP OF .20 ON
LOG10 SPIRAL YIELDS A 1.0 DT. PT AGREES. INITIAL.

SCANLIN
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Re: New TC developing east of Marianas? (94W INVEST)

#5 Postby windstorm99 » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:41 am

Still rather disorganized but alot of convection in the area.

IR still view of the area + Loop

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#6 Postby Chacor » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:20 am

.TROPICAL SYSTEMS...
CAN SEE TURNING ON SATELLITE IMAGERY NEAR 3N149E. ALL MODELS
INITIALIZE FURTHER NORTH OF THIS POINT. GFS BRINGS THE CYCLONE
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM EARLY TUESDAY.

NGPS...ECMWF AND UKMET HAVE THE CYCLONE PASSING CLOSER TO GUAM
WITH NGPS AND ECMWF LATE MONDAY AND EARLY TUESDAY. UKMET IS A
LITTLE FASTER WITH PASSAGE ON MONDAY. SINCE THE MODELS START THE
TC OFF A LITTLE FURTHER NORTH THAN IN REALITY WILL THEIR TRACK BE
TOO FAR NORTH? HARD TO SAY AT THIS TIME. WILL KEEP THINGS GENERAL
FOR NOW AND GO WITH A PASSAGE BETWEEN GUAM AND YAP.

WHAT ABOUT INTENSITY? THE JURY IS STILL OUT ON THIS ALSO. IT IS NOT
CERTAIN IF THE SYSTEM WILL BE A DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM. DID
NOT WANT TO BE TOO CONSERVATIVE...BUT ALSO DID NOT WANT TO GO
BALLISTIC EITHER.
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#7 Postby Chacor » Fri Jul 06, 2007 2:21 am

(1) THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 4.1N
147.1E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 4.5N 146.4E, APPROXIMATELY 530 NM
SOUTH OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A
060048Z AMSU MICROWAVE IMAGE REVEAL FLARING CONVECTION AROUND
THE PARTIALLY EXPOSED, WELL-DEFINED, ELONGATED LOW LEVEL CIR-
CULATION CENTER (LLCC). NEARBY OBSERVATIONS INDICATE ONLY SLIGHT
SLP DROPS OF LESS THAN 0.5 MB OVER THE PAST 24HRS. UPPER-LEVEL
ANALYSIS INDICATES MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR, BUT FAVORABLE
DIVERGENCE ALOFT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED
AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE
NEAR 1006 MB. DUE TO THE WELL-DEFINED LLCC, BUT CONTINUED MARGINAL
UPPER LEVEL ENVIRONMENT, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS REMAINS FAIR.
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#8 Postby Chacor » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:09 pm

The 18Z Guam disco:

.SYNOPSIS...
ANOTHER WEAK TRADE-WIND TROUGH APPROACHING THE MARIANAS EARLY THIS
MORNING. PGUA VAD WIND PROFILE DEPICTS LIGHT NORTH WINDS. WSR-88D
ALSO SHOWS A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS APPROACHING THE EASTERN COASTAL
WATERS...ROUGHLY 45 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN AND GUAM. ON SATELLITE
IMAGERY...CIRRUS FROM DEEPENING CONVECTION NEAR CHUUK SPREADING
NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE MARIANAS. NUMEROUS CIRCULATIONS EMBEDDED
WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH WELL SOUTH OF GUAM PER QUIKSCAT. BUT IT
APPEARS THE DEVELOPING CIRCULATION IN THE VICINITY OF CHUUK MAY
BECOME THE SHOW STOPPER.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
QUIKSCAT AND THE LATEST TRMM PASS SHOW A CIRCULATION JUST SOUTHEAST
OF GUAM NEAR 5N153E. 24 HR PRESSURE FALLS OF 1.5 MB AT WSO CHUUK
SUPPORT THE ABOVE ANALYSIS. THE 12Z GFS INITIALIZED THIS FEATURE
A LITTLE FARTHER WEST NEAR 5N151E...IN THE BALLPARK. THE GFS AND
NOGAPS ARE STILL ADAMANT ABOUT COOKING OFF 94W OVER EASTERN YAP
STATE OR WESTERN CHUUK STATE SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT...THEN
TRACKING IT NORTHWEST BETWEEN YAP AND GUAM MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
FORECAST CONFIDENCE WOULD NORMALLY BE HIGH WITH SUCH GOOD RUN TO
RUN CONTINUITY. HOWEVER...DEVELOPMENT LIKELY SLOWER THAN
ADVERTISED AND AGREE WITH PREVIOUS THINKING OF PUSHING BACK THE
ONSET OF ORGANIZED PRECIPITATION OVER THE MARIANAS UNTIL SUNDAY
NIGHT.

LEFT INHERITED GRIDS ALONE. JUST A WAITING GAME NOW. TIME WILL
TELL WITH THE CIRCULATION NEAR CHUUK.
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#9 Postby Chacor » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:10 pm

And this is just out:

WTPN21 PGTW 070200
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT/070151zJUL2007//
RMKS/
1. FORMATION OF A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE IS POSSIBLE WITHIN
120 NM EITHER SIDE OF A LINE FROM 4.1N 148.9E TO 7.0N 145.5E
WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. AVAILABLE DATA DOES NOT JUSTIFY
ISSUANCE OF NUMBERED TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNINGS AT THIS TIME.
WINDS IN THE AREA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 15 TO 20 KNOTS. METSAT IM-
AGERY AT 070100Z INDICATES THAT A CIRCULATION CENTER IS LOCATED
NEAR 4.5N 148.1E. THE SYSTEM IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 06
KNOTS.
2. REMARKS: THE AREA OF CONVECTION PREVIOUSLY LOCATED NEAR 4.5N
146.4E, IS NOW LOCATED NEAR 4.5N 148.1E, APPROXIMATELY 560 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
DEPICTS A SLOWLY CONSOLIDATING DISTURBANCE WITH DEEP CONVECTIVE
BANDING STRENGTHENING OVER THE SOUTH QUADRANT AS WELL AS ENHANCED
WESTERLIES OVER THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. A PARTIAL 062012Z TRMM
37H IMAGE SHOWED IMPROVED CONVECTIVE BANDING DUE TO STRONG CONV-
ERGENCE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. UPPER-LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES
THAT THE ENVIRONMENT REMAINS FAVORABLE WITH WEAK TO MODERATE
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR AND STRONG, EASTERLY DIFLUENT FLOW. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS ARE ESTIMATED AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. MINIMUM
SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 1006 MB. BASED ON THE
IMPROVED ORGANIZATION, THE POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A
SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS IS UPGRADED
TO GOOD.
3. THIS ALERT WILL BE REISSUED, UPGRADED TO WARNING OR CANCELLED
BY 080200Z.//
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#10 Postby WindRunner » Fri Jul 06, 2007 9:16 pm

No surprise, as it definately appears to be spinning up this evening (well, morning over there).
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#11 Postby Chacor » Fri Jul 06, 2007 10:19 pm

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1008 HPA AT 05N 150E ALMOST STATIONARY.
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#12 Postby wxmann_91 » Sat Jul 07, 2007 1:42 am

I don't really see any organization with this system... don't really get the TCFA. My rule for TC's: if there isn't any strong low level convergence (in other words, divergence & diurnally driven convection), the storms will die out with the daytime. Consolidation is key. Attm there is none.
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#13 Postby Chacor » Sat Jul 07, 2007 3:03 am

.TROPICAL SYSTEMS...
ALL MODELS STILL HAVE THE TROPICAL CYCLONE GOING BETWEEN GUAM AND
YAP. THE MODELS FROM 12Z LAST NIGHT TENDED TO BRING THE CYCLONE
CLOSER TO GUAM. THE MODELS FROM TODAY SHOW THE SYSTEM PASSING
FURTHER AWAY. SINCE THE MODELS DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE
ON THE TRACK WILL JUST GO THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR NOW. THE
MIDDLE OF THE ROAD REFERS TO PASSAGE EXACTLY BETWEEN GUAM AND
YAP. IT STILL IS REFEREED TO AS A TROPICAL CYCLONE SINCE THE INTENSITY
IS NOT AT ALL CERTAIN. IT STILL IS ONLY A CIRCULATION AT THIS
POINT AND MAY NOT ATTAIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION STATUS UNTIL MONDAY AFTERNOON.
MODELS KEEP IT WEAK...BUT ARE THEY LOW BALLING IT? WILL KEEP WINDS
AS THEY ARE SINCE I DON'T WANT TO CHANGE ANYTHING UNTIL MORE IS
KNOWN.
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#14 Postby Chacor » Sat Jul 07, 2007 7:43 am

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TPPN10 PGTW 071212

A. TROPICAL DISTURBANCE SE OF GUAM

B. 07/1130Z

C. 5.6N/1

D. 148.4E/7

E. FIVE/MTSAT

F. T2.5/2.5/D2.5/24HRS STT: D1.0/06HRS (07/1130Z)

G. IR/EIR LLCC

38A/PBO SBC/ANMTN. CNVCTN WRAPS .50 ON LOG10 SPIRAL
YIELDS 2.5. DBO DT. UNREPRESENTATIVE MET GIVES 1.5.
UNREPRESENTATIVE PT GIVES 2.0. BROKE CONSTRAINTS DUE TO
RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF CNVCTN OVER PAST 6 HOURS.

DELEO


TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1006 HPA AT 05N 149E WEST SLOWLY.
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#15 Postby Chacor » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:22 am

WTPN31 PGTW 071500
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WARNING NR 001
REF/A/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/070151Z JUL 07//
AMPN/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WARNING NR 001
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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WARNING POSITION:
071200Z --- NEAR 5.4N 147.9E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 345 DEGREES AT 04 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
REPEAT POSIT: 5.4N 147.9E
---
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
080000Z --- 6.2N 146.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 08 KTS
---
24 HRS, VALID AT:
081200Z --- 6.7N 145.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 07 KTS
---
36 HRS, VALID AT:
090000Z --- 7.4N 143.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 10 KTS
---
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
091200Z --- 8.4N 142.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
035 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
095 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 09 KTS
---
72 HRS, VALID AT:
101200Z --- 10.6N 139.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 090 KT, GUSTS 110 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 145 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
145 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
---
REMARKS:
071500Z POSITION NEAR 5.6N 147.6E.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 04W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 500 NM SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF GUAM, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 04 KNOTS OVER
THE PAST SIX HOURS. THIS WARNING SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A,
NAVPACMETOCCEN 070151Z JUL 07 TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT
(WTPN21 PGTW 070200). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071200Z IS
14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 072100Z, 080300Z, 080900Z AND 081500Z.//
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#16 Postby Chacor » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:45 am

Sure blew up big time:

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07/0833 UTC 5.5N 148.4E T1.5/1.5 94W -- West Pacific Ocean
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#17 Postby Chacor » Sat Jul 07, 2007 9:46 am

RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVISORY
NAME TD
ANALYSIS
PSTN 071200UTC 05.8N 148.8E POOR
MOVE N 07KT
PRES 1004HPA
MXWD 030KT
GUST 045KT
FORECAST
24HF 081200UTC 09.0N 145.5E 150NM 70%
MOVE NW 11KT
PRES 998HPA
MXWD 035KT
GUST 050KT
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#18 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jul 07, 2007 2:04 pm

BULLETIN
TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU
200 AM GUAM LST SUN JUL 8 2007

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W FORMS SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SATAWAL...WOLEAI AND
FARAULEP IN YAP STATE.

AT 1 AM GUAM LST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 5.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 147.6 DEGREES
EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SATAWAL
285 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF WOLEAI
295 MILES SOUTHEAST OF FARAULEP
525 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SOROL
565 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS
625 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI
705 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP
720 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU AND
575 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM.

TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH. TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 04W IS EXPECTED TO TURN TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 35 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W IS
EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN...AND SHOULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER
TODAY.

REPEATING THE 1 AM GUAM LST POSITION...LATITUDE 5.6 DEGREES NORTH
AND LONGITUDE 147.6 DEGREES EAST...MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH
WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 MPH.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 5 AM GUAM LST...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY
AT 8 AM GUAM LST.

$$

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Re: Marianas: Tropical Depression Four-W

#19 Postby cycloneye » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:12 pm

TROPICAL STORM 04W WARNING NR 002
WTPN31 PGTW 072100
1. TROPICAL STORM 04W WARNING NR 002
UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 04W
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
---
WARNING POSITION:
071800Z --- NEAR 6.0N 147.3E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 315 DEGREES AT 08 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
REPEAT POSIT: 6.0N 147.3E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
080600Z --- 7.5N 145.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 11 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
081800Z --- 9.0N 144.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 12 KTS
---
36 HRS, VALID AT:
090600Z --- 10.3N 142.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
030 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 11 KTS
---
EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
091800Z --- 11.5N 140.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 080 KT, GUSTS 100 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 020 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
105 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 11 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
101800Z --- 14.1N 136.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
080 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 155 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 13 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 350 NM ON DAY 5... AND FOR INTENSITY
NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY.
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
111800Z --- 17.8N 133.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 14 KTS
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120 HRS, VALID AT:
121800Z --- 21.5N 129.0E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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REMARKS:
072100Z POSITION NEAR 6.4N 146.9E.
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071800Z IS 14 FEET.
NEXT WARNINGS AT 080300Z, 080900Z, 081500Z AND 082100Z.
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Oh boy,it is forecast to be a very strong typhoon.
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#20 Postby punkyg » Sat Jul 07, 2007 6:04 pm

How big is this storm?
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