SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
WTPN31 PGTW 231500    
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W WARNING NR 017    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   231200Z8 --- NEAR 11.3N5 116.9E7
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 275 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 11.3N5 116.9E7
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   240000Z6 --- 12.1N4 114.5E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 050 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            040 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT    
                            050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT    
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 300 DEG/ 11 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   241200Z9 --- 13.3N7 112.5E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            050 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT    
                            060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT    
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 315 DEG/ 10 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   250000Z7 --- 14.7N2 111.0E3
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   RADIUS OF 035 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT    
                            045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT    
                            045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT    
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 350 DEG/ 09 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   251200Z0 --- 16.5N2 110.7E9
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 025 DEG/ 04 KTS
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   72 HRS, VALID AT:
   261200Z1 --- 17.9N7 111.4E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
231500Z1 POSITION NEAR 11.5N7 116.3E1.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 03W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 310 NM 
SOUTHWEST OF MANILA IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 
12 KNOTS DURING THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 
231130Z0 ENHANCED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 231243Z5 SPECIAL 
SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGER (SSMI) PASS. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED 
ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 KNOTS. ANIMATED 
IMAGERY AND THE RECENT SSMI PASS INDICATE A SMALL SYSTEM, WITH THE 
ASSOCIATED CONVECTION BEING SHEARED TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE LOW 
LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC). MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 
231200Z IS 12 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT 
INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 232100Z8, 240300Z9, 240900Z5 AND 
241500Z2.