WWPN20 KNES 090337
SATELLITE WEATHER BULLETIN
MTSAT VIS/IRDAY WEST PACIFIC OCEAN 
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AUGUST 09 2006    0233Z                             
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24.2N 127.6E      T6.0/6.0/D1.0/24HRS         SAOMAI (08W)
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PAST POSITIONS....22.7N 130.7E   08/1433Z     IRNIGHT
                  21.2N 133.6E   08/0233Z     VIS/IRDAY
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REMARKS....OW EYE SURROUNDED BY W RINGS RESULTS IN A DT OF 6.5.
MET AND PT ARE 6.0.  FT BASED ON MET.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NMI.
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35.1N 140.5E      T3.0/3.5/W0.5/24HRS        MARIA (09W)
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PAST POSITIONS....33.7N 137.3E   08/1433Z    IRNIGHT
                  32.6N 136.4E   08/0233Z    VIS/IRDAY
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REMARKS....CENTER IS LESS THAN 0.5 DEGREE FROM THE EDGE OF ACTIVE
CONVECTION RESULTING IN A DT OF 3.0.  PT AGREES WHILE MET IS
2.5.  FT BASED ON DT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 40 NMI.
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22.5N 119.4E      T2.5/3.0/W0.5/24HRS        BOPHA (10W)
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PAST POSITIONS    23.2N 122.0E   08/1433Z    IRNIGHT
                  23.5N 124.4E   08/0233Z    VIS/IRDAY
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REMARKS....CENTER IS DIFFICULT TO DISCERN IN RECENT MICROWAVE
IMAGERY.  CONVECTION MEASURES 0.5 TIGHTLY WRAPPED JUST SOUTHWEST
OF CENTER RESULTING IN A DT OF 2.5.  PT AGREES WHILE MET IS 2.0.
FT BASED ON DT.
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POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 60 NMI.
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