#9 Postby RattleMan » Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:11 pm
This became TD12W per JTWC and a 30kt TD per JMA.
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WWJP25 RJTD 141800
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 1002 HPA
AT 28.4N 134.2E SEA SOUTH OF JAPAN MOVING NORTHEAST 08 KNOTS.
POSITION POOR.
MAX WINDS 30 KNOTS NEAR CENTER.
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WTPN32 PGTW 142100
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
REF/A/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/140030Z AUG 08//
AMPN/TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 12W WARNING NR 001
02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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WARNING POSITION:
141800Z --- NEAR 28.2N 134.3E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 020 DEGREES AT 12 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: 28.2N 134.3E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
150600Z --- 30.4N 135.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 045 DEG/ 20 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
151800Z --- 33.3N 139.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 23 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
160600Z --- 35.9N 143.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 24 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
161800Z --- 38.4N 149.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
142100Z POSITION NEAR 28.7N 134.7E.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 12W LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 530 NM SOUTH-
SOUTHWEST OF TOKYO, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER
THE PAST 06 HOURS. COMPARISON OF AN EARLIER 140917Z AND A LATER
142055Z QUIKSCAT IMAGE SUGGESTS THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION
CENTER (LLCC) HAS CLOSED OFF ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE SYSTEM
BECOMING MUCH BETTER DEFINED. CONVECTION HAS CENTRALIZED AROUND
THE LLCC, AS WELL, WITH LIMITED BANDING FEATURES EVIDENT IN ANIMATED
INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 141524Z TRMM MICROWAVE PASS. THE
INITIAL INTENSITY OF TD 11W IS BASED ON DVORAK ANALYSES FROM PGTW AND
KNES RANGING FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS. THE AFOREMENTIONED 142055Z QUIKSCAT
PASS CONFIRMS THIS INTENSITY RANGE. THE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY TRACKING
NORTHWARD ALONG THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE LOW TO MID-LEVEL
SUBTROPICAL STEERING RIDGE, IN WATERS GREATER THAN 26 DEGREES CELSIUS,
AND UNDER FAVORABLE CONDITIONS ALOFT. A 200MB ANTICYCLONE IS PRO-
VIDING RADIAL OUTFLOW FOR THE SYSTEM, ALL THE WHILE SHIELDING THE
SYSTEM FROM VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. EVENTUALLY THIS ANTICYCLONE IS
FORECAST TO ERODE AS THE SYSTEM AND THE JET STREAM MERGE SLIGHTLY
AFTER TAU 24. THIS RENDEZVOUS WILL INCITE A WEAKENING TREND WHILE
THE SYSTEM ACCELERATES INTO THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLY FLOW. HOWEVER,
PRIOR TO TAU 24, SLIGHT INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED IN FAVORABLE SEA
SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND UNDER IDEAL RADIAL OUTFLOW AND THE BUFFERING
OF VERTICAL WIND SHEAR BY THE ANTICYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT. THIS WARNING
SUPERSEDES AND CANCELS REF A, NAVMARFCSTCEN 140030Z AUG 08 TROPICAL
CYCLONE FORMATION ALERT (WTPN21 PGTW 140030). REFER TO TROPICAL
DEPRESSION 11W WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//
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