UNCLAS //N03145//
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
WTPN31 PGTW 241500    
1. TROPICAL STORM 02W (KUJIRA) WARNING NR 063    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
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   WARNING POSITION:
   241200Z9 --- NEAR 24.8N4 124.0E7
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 020 DEGREES AT 19 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   REPEAT POSIT: 24.8N4 124.0E7
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   250000Z7 --- 29.2N3 126.7E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 035 DEG/ 31 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   251200Z0 --- 34.2N9 131.2E7
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 31 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   260000Z8 --- 37.8N8 137.5E6
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 055 DEG/ 38 KTS
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   EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
   48 HRS, VALID AT:
   261200Z1 --- 41.6N1 146.1E2
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
241500Z2 POSITION NEAR 25.9N6 124.7E4.
TROPICAL STORM (TS) 02W (KUJIRA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 220 NM 
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NAHA, OKINAWA, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 
19 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. THE WARNING POSITION IS BASED ON 
241130Z1 INFRARED SATELLITE IMAGERY. THE WARNING INTENSITY IS BASED 
ON SATELLITE CURRENT INTENSITY ESTIMATES OF 30 AND 35 KNOTS, AND 
EARLIER SYNOPTIC OBSERVATIONS AT ISHIGAKIJIMA, JAPAN. TS 02W REMAINS 
ORGANIZED AND DEEP CONVECTION HAS DEVELOPED IN THE NORTHEAST 
QUADRANT. THE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING 
MID-LAT TROUGH OVER EASTERN CHINA. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT 
AT 241200Z9 IS 14 FEET. REFER TO WWPW31 RJTX FOR ADDITIONAL SEA 
HEIGHT INFORMATION. NEXT WARNINGS AT 242100Z9, 250300Z0, 250900Z6 
AND 251500Z3. 
RELEASED BY LT SMITH, USN.//

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