TYPHOON Chanthu

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Tropical Storm CHANTHU forecast to be a Cat1 Typhoon tomorrow 22nd July 2010 - landing on Chinese coast West of Hong Kong

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Typhoon for a day -- Chanthu at local time midday strikes the coastal villages :-

WTPN31 PGTW 220300

MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVMARFCSTCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC//

SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//

RMKS/

1. TYPHOON 04W (CHANTHU) WARNING NR 016

UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL STORM 04W

01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC

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WARNING POSITION:

220000Z --- NEAR 20.7N 111.4E

MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 330 DEGREES AT 09 KTS

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT

REPEAT POSIT: 20.7N 111.4E

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FORECASTS:

12 HRS, VALID AT:

221200Z --- 21.9N 110.2E

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT

VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 07 KTS

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24 HRS, VALID AT:

230000Z --- 22.7N 109.0E

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT

DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND

VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 05 KTS

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36 HRS, VALID AT:

231200Z --- 23.3N 108.0E

MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT

DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND

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REMARKS:

220300Z POSITION NEAR 21.0N 111.1E.

TYPHOON (TY) 04W (CHANTHU). LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 55 NM SOUTHEAST OF

ZHANJIANG, CHINA, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 09 KNOTS OVER THE PAST

SIX HOURS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 220000Z IS 18 FEET.

NEXT WARNINGS AT 220900Z, 221500Z, 222100Z AND 230300Z.//

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