WTPN31 PGTW 281500    
SUBJ: TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W WARNING NR 003    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   281200Z3 --- NEAR 19.6N6 117.3E2
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 055 DEGREES AT 06 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 19.6N6 117.3E2
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   290000Z1 --- 20.2N4 118.4E4
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   291200Z4 --- 20.9N1 119.5E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   300000Z3 --- 21.7N0 120.8E1
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 07 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   301200Z6 --- 22.7N1 122.3E8
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
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REMARKS:
281500Z6 POSITION NEAR 19.3N3 117.9E8.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 06W, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 240 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF TAIWAN, HAS TRACKED EAST-NORTHEASTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 
6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 281130Z5 INFRARED 
SATELLITE IMAGERY AND A 281000Z1 QUIKSCAT PASS. THE WARNING 
INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 25 
KNOTS. A 281024Z7 SPECIAL SENSOR MICROWAVE IMAGE (SSMI) PASS 
INDICATES THAT THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER (LLCC) REMAINS BROAD 
AND DECOUPLED FROM A POSSIBLE MID-LEVEL CIRCULATION. ANIMATED 
IMAGERY SHOWS THAT THE DEEP CONVECTION HAS BEEN CYCLING OVER THE 
PAST 12 HOURS AND REMAINS SOUTH OF THE LLCC. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT 
WAVE HEIGHT AT 281200Z3 IS 10 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR 
ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 282100Z3, 
290300Z4, 290900Z0 AND 291500Z7.//



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