WTPN32 PGTW 231500    
1. TYPHOON 18W (BILIS) WARNING NR 022    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   231200Z8 --- NEAR 25.5N2 116.6E4
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 285 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF 
     SATELLITE AND SYNOPTIC DATA
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM OVER WATER
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 100 NM NORTHEAST SEMICIRCLE  
                                   OVER WATER
                            080 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 25.5N2 116.6E4
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   240000Z6 --- 26.4N2 115.5E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   241200Z9 --- 27.3N2 114.6E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
231500Z1 POSITION NEAR 25.7N4  116.3E1.
TYPHOON (TY) 18W (BILIS), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 NM 
WEST OF FU CHAU, CHINA, HAS TRACKED WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AT 12 
KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 
231130Z0 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND SYNOPTIC DATA. THE WARNING 
INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 90 
AND 77 KNOTS, AND AVAILABLE SYNOPTIC REPORTS. ANIMATED SATELLITE 
IMAGERY INDICATES THAT TY 18W HAS WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE 
PAST SIX HOURS AS IT HAS MOVED FURTHER INTO MAINLAND CHINA. MOISTURE 
FROM THE SYSTEM IS BEING PULLED TO THE NORTH BY A PASSING MID-
LATITUDE SYSTEM. TY 18W (BILIS) IS FORECAST TO TRACK NORTHWESTWARD 
THROUGH THE 24 HOUR FORECAST PERIOD UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF 
THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO 
DISSIPATE OVER LAND BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT 
WAVE HEIGHT AT 231200Z8 IS 12 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR 
ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 232100Z8 (DTG 
231952Z2), 240300Z9 (DTG 240152Z4) AND 240900Z5 (DTG 240752Z0).//