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Re: WPAC: PRAPIROON - Severe Tropical Storm

#81 Postby euro6208 » Wed Oct 17, 2012 11:04 pm

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WTPN31 PGTW 180300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON) WARNING NR 043
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
180000Z --- NEAR 27.0N 132.1E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 050 DEGREES AT 18 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
155 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
155 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
150 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 27.0N 132.1E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
181200Z --- 29.7N 136.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 065 DEG/ 26 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
190000Z --- 31.7N 141.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 075 DEG/ 29 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
191200Z --- 33.1N 148.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 080 DEG/ 30 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
200000Z --- 34.1N 155.6E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
180300Z POSITION NEAR 27.7N 133.1E.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 22W (PRAPIROON), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 660 NM
SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 18 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 180000Z
IS 17 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 180900Z, 181500Z, 182100Z AND 190300Z.
REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 23W (MARIA) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-
HOURLY UPDATES.//
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WDPN31 PGTW 180300
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON) WARNING
NR 43//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 22W (PRAPIROON), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 660 NM
SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 18 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES THE DEEP CONVECTIVE BAND NOTED IN THE PREVIOUS PROGNOSTIC
REASONING MESSAGE HAS SLOWLY DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS AS
THE TRACK SPEED HAS INCREASED. THE MID-LATITUDE TROUGH DIGGING OVER
THE EAST CHINA SEA HAS STARTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT
AS OBSERVED IN ANIMATED WATER VAPOR IMAGERY. TWO LOBES OF DEEP
CONVECTION REMAIN LOCATED NEAR THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER
(LLCC) HOWEVER THEY NO LONGER APPEAR TO BE LINKED TO THE DEEPER
CONVECTION ALONG THE NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM. UPPER
LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CREATING STRONG
SUBSIDENCE ALONG THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE LLCC AND IS BREAKING DOWN
THE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW THAT HAD DOMINATED OVER THE PAST FEW DAYS. THE
STRONGER WINDS FROM THE TROUGH ON THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT OF THE
SYSTEM HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN THE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) OVER
THE LLCC TO HIGH LEVELS (20 TO 30 KNOTS). ANIMATED TOTAL
PRECIPITABLE WATER (TPW) SHOWS FURTHER INTRUSION OF DRY AIR TOWARDS
THE LLCC IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT, AND CONTINUED ISOLATION FROM
THE WARM, MOIST TROPICAL AIR MASS TO THE SOUTH. THE SUBTROPICAL
RIDGE (STR) STEERING THE SYSTEM REMAINS THE DOMINANT INFLUENCE WITH
A RECENT INCREASE IN TRACK SPEED OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.
3. FORECAST REASONING.
A. NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS
PROGNOSTIC REASONING BULLETIN.
B. TS PRAPIROON WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD AND
BEGIN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, BECOMING A
COLD CORE LOW BY TAU 482. CONVECTION WILL STEADILY DIMINISH AS THE
DRY MID-LEVEL AIR AROUND THE TROUGH CONTINUES TO IMPINGE UPON THE
WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM. DECREASING SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND
INCREASING VWS WILL FURTHER SUPPORT THE WEAKENING TREND IN THE
FORECAST. MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE TRACK, BUT
THE FORECAST HAS BEEN KEPT SLIGHTLY FASTER AND NORTHWARD OF THE
CONSENSUS DUE TO GFDN AND NGPS TAKING A STRONGER SOUTHWARD TURN INTO
THE STR AS THEY APPEAR TO LOSE THE LLCC BEYOND TAU 36. THERE IS HIGH
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST BASED ON GOOD AGREEMENT IN MODEL
GUIDANCE.//
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Re: WPAC: PRAPIROON - Severe Tropical Storm

#82 Postby euro6208 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:15 am

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WTPN31 PGTW 181500
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON) WARNING NR 045
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
---
WARNING POSITION:
181200Z --- NEAR 30.3N 137.0E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 050 DEGREES AT 33 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 010 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
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
REPEAT POSIT: 30.3N 137.0E
---
FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
190000Z --- 32.6N 144.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 080 DEG/ 36 KTS
---
24 HRS, VALID AT:
191200Z --- 33.6N 153.2E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
EXTRATROPICAL
---
REMARKS:
181500Z POSITION NEAR 30.9N 138.9E.
TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 325 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, HAS ACCELERATED NORTHEASTWARD AT
33 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT
181200Z IS 13 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 182100Z, 190300Z AND 190900Z.
REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 23W (MARIA) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR
SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. //
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WDPN31 PGTW 181500
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON) WARNING
NR 45//
RMKS/
1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS.
2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS.
TROPICAL STORM 22W (PRAPIROON), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 325 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF YOKOSUKA, JAPAN, HAS ACCELERATED NORTHEASTWARD AT
33 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY
(EIR) SHOWS DEEP CENTRAL CONVECTION HAS UNRAVELED AND SHEARED NORTH
OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THIS IS ALSO EVIDENT ON A
181010Z SSMI-S MICROWAVE IMAGE. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE
EIR LOOP AND FROM THE SSMI-S IMAGE WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL
INTENSITY IS BASED ON CONGRUENT DVORAK ESTIMATES FROM PGTW, KNES, AND
RJTD. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES THE SYSTEM IS NOW EMBEDDED DEEP
IN THE BAROCLINIC ZONE NORTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS IN AN AREA OF STRONG
VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS). THE CYCLONE IS TRACKING ALONG THE
NORTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF A DEEP-LAYERED SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) TO
THE SOUTHEAST.
3. FORECAST REASONING.
A. NO CHANGE TO THE FORECAST PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE PREVIOUS
PROGNOSTIC REASONING BULLETIN.
B. TS PRAPIROON HAS BEGUN EXTRA-TROPICAL TRANSITION AND WILL
CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD BECOMING A COLD CORE LOW BY TAU
24. CONVECTION WILL STEADILY DIMINISH WITH INCREASING VWS AND COOLING
SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES. ADDITIONALLY, DRY MID-LEVEL AIR HAS BEGUN
TO ADVECT FROM THE NORTHWEST. MODEL GUIDANCE REMAINS TIGHT, LENDING
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN THE TRACK FORECAST. //
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Re: WPAC: PRAPIROON - Severe Tropical Storm

#83 Postby euro6208 » Thu Oct 18, 2012 10:21 am

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outer rain bands hitting southeastern japan...
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Re: WPAC: PRAPIROON - Severe Tropical Storm

#84 Postby somethingfunny » Fri Oct 19, 2012 12:49 am

A wicked image of Typhoon Prapiroon taken yesterday, the vortices along the west side of the circulation were probably caused by 1,950 meter/6,398 foot tall Halla Mountain on Cheju Island.

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Larger image here: http://eoimages.gsfc.nasa.gov/images/im ... 92_lrg.jpg
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Re: WPAC: PRAPIROON - Severe Tropical Storm

#85 Postby Meow » Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:36 am

somethingfunny wrote:A wicked image of Typhoon Prapiroon taken yesterday, the vortices along the west side of the circulation were probably caused by 1,950 meter/6,398 foot tall Halla Mountain on Cheju Island.


Yes, the CWB has said they were caused by islands.
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