SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING WTPN32 PGTW 070900 1. TYPHOON 23W (WUKONG) WARNING NR 009 03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 070600Z3 --- NEAR 18.8N7 115.7E4 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 03 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 045 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 070 NM ELSEWHERE REPEAT POSIT: 18.8N7 115.7E4 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 071800Z6 --- 18.9N8 114.7E3 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM 030 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 095 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 080 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 06 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 080600Z4 --- 18.8N7 113.5E0 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM 035 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE 090 NM ELSEWHERE VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 08 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 081800Z7 --- 18.6N5 111.8E1 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM 035 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 105 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 090 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 09 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 090600Z5 --- 18.5N4 110.0E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 065 KT, GUSTS 080 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER 025 NM ELSEWHERE RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 065 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 10 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 100600Z7 --- 18.1N0 106.0E7 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 025 NM OVER WATER RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTH SEMICIRCLE OVER WATER 060 NM ELSEWHERE OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 070900Z6 POSITION NEAR 18.8N7 115.4E1. TYPHOON (TY) 23W (WUKONG), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 290 NM EAST OF HAINAN ISLAND IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 03 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 070530Z5 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 55 TO 65 KNOTS. TY 23W IS FORECAST TO TRACK WESTWARD WITHIN THE MONSOON TROUGH UNDER THE STEERING INFLUENCE OF THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE TO THE NORTH. TY 23W IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY SLOWLY UNTIL INTERACTING WITH THE SOUTHERN TIP OF HAINAN ISLAND NEAR THE 48-HOUR POINT, AND THEN WEAKEN SLOWLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 070600Z3 IS 16 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 071500Z3 (DTG 071352Z8), 072100Z0 (DTG 071952Z4), 080300Z1 (DTG 080152Z6) AND 080900Z7 (DTG 080752Z2). REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 22W (SAOMAI) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 24W (BOPHA) WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN