SUBJ:  TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
WTPN31 PGTW 080300    
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 31W (BEBINCA) WARNING NR 033    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   080000Z8 --- NEAR 21.4N7 113.0E5
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 300 DEGREES AT 06 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 - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 21.4N7 113.0E5
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   081200Z1 --- 22.0N4 112.3E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 015 KT, GUSTS 025 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
080300Z1 POSITION NEAR 21.6N9  112.8E2.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 31W (BEBINCA), NOW LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 
80 NM SOUTHWEST OF HONG KONG, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 10 KNOTS OVER 
THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 072330Z5 VISIBLE 
SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SYNOPTIC 
REPORTS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. ANIMATED MULTI-SPECTRAL IMAGERY DEPICTS 
MAINLY SCATTERED CUMULUS AND BROKEN MID DECK (APPROX. 9000 FT) ALONG 
THE SOUTHEAST CHINA COAST. THE WEAK, POORLY DEFINED, LOW-LEVEL 
CIRCULATION (LLCC) CENTER HAS BEEN CONVECTION FREE FOR OVER 12 
HOURS. THE LLCC IS FORECAST TO TRACK WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND 
DISSIPATE OVER THE COAST. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 
080000Z8 IS 16 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT 
INFORMATION. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT 
TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY 
MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.//



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