
WTPN31 PGTW 042100
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 08W (GONI) WARNING NR 009
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:
041800Z --- NEAR 21.8N 113.0E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 06 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 025 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 21.8N 113.0E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
050600Z --- 22.1N 112.3E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 285 DEG/ 04 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
051800Z --- 22.3N 111.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
042100Z POSITION NEAR 21.9N 112.8E.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 08W (GONI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 70 NM WEST-
SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. TS 08W IS MAKING LANDFALL WEST OF HONG
KONG. THE SYSTEM WILL TRACK SLOWLY INLAND, WEAKEN RAPIDLY AND WILL
DISSIPATE BY TAU 24. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 041800Z IS
13 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 050300Z, 050900Z AND 051500Z. REFER TO
TROPICAL STORM 09W (MORAKOT) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY
UPDATES.