WTPN32 PGTW 030300 1. TYPHOON 09W (RAMMASUN) WARNING NR 020 02 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 030000Z3 --- NEAR 23.3N8 126.3E2 MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 320 DEGREES AT 14 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 015 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 23.3N8 126.3E2 --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 031200Z6 --- 24.9N5 125.0E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 335 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 040000Z4 --- 26.6N4 124.1E8 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 020 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 050 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 160 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 345 DEG/ 09 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 041200Z7 --- 28.4N4 123.6E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 025 NM RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 045 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 360 DEG/ 14 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 050000Z5 --- 31.1N5 123.6E2 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 100 KT, GUSTS 125 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 040 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER 120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 010 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 72 HRS, VALID AT: 060000Z6 --- 36.6N5 124.8E5 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 085 KT, GUSTS 105 KT BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM OVER WATER --- REMARKS: 030300Z6 POSITION NEAR 23.7N2 126.0E9. TYPHOON (TY) 09W (RAMMASUN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 190 NM SOUTH- SOUTHWEST OF KADENA, OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 022330Z0 VISIBLE AND INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 102 and 115 KNOTS. ANIMATED INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT THE CONVECTION HAS DECREASED IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT AS THE SYSTEM TRACKS TOWARD SHANGHAI. A 022140Z9 SSM/I PASS DEPICTS A WEAKENED EYEWALL AND A LARGE RAIN BAND IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 030000Z3 IS 35 FEET. REFER TO WWPW30 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 030900Z2, 031500Z9, 032100Z6 AND 040300Z7. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 08W (CHATAAN) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN