WWPN20 KNES 072110 
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT VIS/IRNIGHT WEST PACIFIC OCEAN
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AUG 08 2006      2033Z
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23.6N 129.2E     T5.5/5.5/D0.5/06HRS        SAOMAI (08W)
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PAST POSITIONS...22.0N 132.2E   08/0833Z    VIS/IRDAY
                 20.6N 134.8E   07/1933Z    IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...CLASSIFICATION USING EYE PATTERN WITH CMG SURROUNDING
BLACK EYE YIELDS DT OF 6.0.  MET AND PT ARE 5.5. FINAL-T BASED ON
PT AND MET.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NMI.
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34.5N 138.5E     T3.0/4.0/W1.0/12HRS        MARIA (09W)
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PAST POSITIONS...33.5N 137.0E   08/0833Z    VIS/IRDAY
                 32.1N 136.3E   07/1933Z    IRNIGHT
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REMARKS...SYSTEM WEAKENING DUE TO SHEAR AND INTERFERENCE FROM
LAND. CLASSIFICATION BASED ON SHEAR PATTERN WITH DT AT 3.0. MET
AND PT AGREE.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NMI.
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23.1N 121.0E     OVERLAND         BOPHA (10W)       
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PAST POSITIONS...23.7N 123.1E   08/0833Z    VIS/IRDAY
                 23.4N 125.5E   07/1933Z    IRNIGHT 
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REMARKS...BOPHA HAS MOVED OVER THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN WITH LITTLE
DECREASE IN OVERALL STRENGTH. 
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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