WTPN32 PGTW 080300
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL STORM 09W (MORAKOT) WARNING NR 018    
   03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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   WARNING POSITION:
   080000Z --- NEAR 24.5N 120.9E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 320 DEGREES AT 05 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF 
     SATELLITE AND RADAR
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   REPEAT POSIT: 24.5N 120.9E
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   081200Z --- 25.4N 120.0E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 200 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            170 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            150 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            155 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   090000Z --- 26.4N 119.2E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
   VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 06 KTS
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   36 HRS, VALID AT:
   091200Z --- 27.4N 118.4E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
080300Z POSITION NEAR 24.7N 120.7E.
TROPICAL STORM 09W (MORAKOT) LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 45 NM SOUTHWEST 
OF TAIPEI, TAIWAN HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE 
PAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED CONSIDERABLY OVER TAIWAN AND 
IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN INTENSITY AS IT CROSSES THE TAIWAN STRAIT 
BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN SOUTHEASTERN CHINA AND DISSIPATING. 
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 080000Z IS 21 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS 
AT 080900Z, 081500Z, 082100Z AND 090300Z. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 
08W (GONI) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO 
TROPICAL CYCLONE 10W (TEN) WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY 
UPDATES.//
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