WTPN32 PGTW 060900    
1. TROPICAL STORM 23W (WUKONG) WARNING NR 005    
   UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 23W
   03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   060600Z2 --- NEAR 18.4N3 117.6E5
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 340 DEGREES AT 05 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 18.4N3 117.6E5
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   061800Z5 --- 19.0N0 117.0E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 275 DEG/ 04 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   070600Z3 --- 19.1N1 116.1E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 03 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   071800Z6 --- 18.9N8 115.4E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE      
                            040 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 04 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   080600Z4 --- 18.7N6 114.5E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE      
                            050 NM ELSEWHERE
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 05 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   090600Z5 --- 18.2N1 112.4E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE      
                            050 NM ELSEWHERE
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REMARKS:
060900Z5 POSITION NEAR 18.6N5 117.5E4.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 23W (WUKONG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 300 NM 
SOUTHEAST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS
OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 060530Z4 
VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS 
BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 35 KNOTS. ANIMATED 
SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALS A SMALL AREA OF CONVECTION LOCATED OVER 
THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. UW-CIMSS SATELLITE DERIVED WINDS 
PRODUCTS INDICATE MODERATE VERTICAL WIND SHEAR OVER THE AREA. A 
060316Z6 TROPICAL RAINFALL MEASURING MISSION (TRMM) PASS SHOWS A 
WELL-DEFINED LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION WITH A SMALL AREA OF DEEP 
CONVECTION LOCATED IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. THIS SYSTEM IS 
LOCATED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN VIETNAM TO 
MICRONESIA. TS 23W IS FORECAST TO TRACK SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD 
INITIALLY, THEN INCREASINGLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD 
UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. 
TS 23W IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY IN A MARGINAL VERTICAL WIND 
SHEAR ENVIRONMENT. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 060600Z2 IS 12 
FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. 
NEXT WARNINGS AT 061500Z2 (DTG 061352Z7), 062100Z9 (DTG 061952Z3), 
070300Z0 (DTG 070152Z5) AND 070900Z6 (DTG 070752Z1). REFER TO 
TROPICAL STORM 22W (SAOMAI) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY 
UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 24W (BOPHA) WARNINGS (WTPN33 
PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//

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