WTPN34 PGTW 081500
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. EXTRATROPICAL STORM 20W (MELOR) WARNING NR 038
   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:
   081200Z --- NEAR 40.2N 143.6E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 040 DEGREES AT 30 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   EXTRATROPICAL
   REPEAT POSIT: 40.2N 143.6E
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   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   090000Z --- 43.1N 148.3E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   EXTRATROPICAL
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 060 DEG/ 23 KTS
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   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   091200Z --- 45.4N 154.0E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   EXTRATROPICAL
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REMARKS:
081500Z POSITION NEAR 40.9N 144.8E.
EXTRATROPICAL STORM 20W (MELOR), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 115 NM
EAST OF MISAWA, JAPAN, HAS TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD AT 30 KNOTS OVER
THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM IS NO LONGER TROPICAL AND IS RAPIDLY
ACCELERATING DEEPER INTO THE MID-LATITUDES. THIS IS THE FINAL
WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER
(NAVMARFCSTCEN).  THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS
OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 081200Z IS 18
FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 19W (PARMA) WARNINGS (WTPN33 PGTW)
FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 21W (TWENTYONE)
WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//