West Pacific 07W.SOUDELOR

[chadtm80]

ABPW10 PGTW 180600
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN AND/
SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN/180600Z/190600ZJUN2003//
REF/A/RMG/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR/180151ZJUN2003//
AMPN/REF A IS A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC AREA (180 TO MALAY PENINSULA):
A. TROPICAL CYCLONE SUMMARY:
(1) AT 180000Z9, TYPHOON (TY) 07W (SOUDELOR) WAS LOCATED NEAR
24.9N5 123.8E4, APPROXIMATELY 225 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAHA,
OKINAWA, AND HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 13 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 06
HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE ESTIMATED AT 100 KNOTS GUSTING
TO 125 KNOTS. SEE REF A (WTPN31 PGTW 180300) FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION.



http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/trop ... -1285E.jpg

[MWatkins]

But still nothing to scoff at. Impressive looking system tonight.

Thanks Chad...we're here discussing a non-starter in the Gulf...yet there's a major on the other side of the world.

MW

[Colin]

Interesting... we'll see what this system does over the nest few days... does look rather impressive! :o

[Aslkahuna]

imagery, Soudelor has all but gone ET in the Sea of Japan. The five day runs were rather good on this system, however, I can imagine what they will look like when we get a Fujiwhara or strange track storm.

Steve