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WTPQ62 PGUM 142341
TCUPQ2
TYPHOON DOLPHIN (07W) TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM WP072015
940 AM CHST FRI MAY 15 2015
...930 AM CHST...2330 UTC...WFO GUAM RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE...
AT 930 AM CHST...2330 UTC...THE EYE OF TYPHOON DOLPHIN (07W) WAS
LOCATED BY RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
146.9 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 140 MILES EAST OF THE GUAM DOPPLER
WEATHER RADAR AT ELEVATION 0.5 DEGREES AND A HEIGHT OF 17000 FEET.
THIS IS 130 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AND 150 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TINIAN AND SAIPAN.
MOVEMENT IS ESTIMATED AT 18 MPH (16 KT) IN A WEST-NORTHWEST
DIRECTION (290 DEGREES). DUE TO SLANT RANGE EFFECT...MOVEMENT
CONFIDENCE IS LOW.
SUMMARY OF 930 AM CHST...2330 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.2N 146.9E
ELEVATION...17000 FEET
ABOUT 140 MILES...095 DEGREES...E OF THE GUAM RADAR.
POSITION CONFIDENCE IN THE CENTER POSITION IS FAIR.
NEXT POSITION ESTIMATE WILL BE AROUND 1100 AM.
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SIMPSON