• Typhoon Saudel nearing China Coast

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to All on Thursday, August 27, 2026 15:51:40
    WTPN31 PGTW 271500
    MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
    SUBJ/TYPHOON 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 037//
    RMKS/
    1. TYPHOON 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 037
    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:
    271200Z --- NEAR 28.2N 123.5E
    MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 250 DEGREES AT 06 KTS
    POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
    POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
    SATELLITE AND RADAR
    PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 075 KT, GUSTS 090 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    025 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 120 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    110 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    REPEAT POSIT: 28.2N 123.5E
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    FORECASTS:
    12 HRS, VALID AT:
    280000Z --- 27.9N 121.5E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 030 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    030 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    010 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    010 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 265 DEG/ 12 KTS
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    24 HRS, VALID AT:
    281200Z --- 27.7N 118.7E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
    VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 255 DEG/ 11 KTS
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    36 HRS, VALID AT:
    290000Z --- 27.1N 116.2E
    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:
    271500Z POSITION NEAR 28.1N 123.0E. 27AUG26. TYPHOON 17W (SAUDEL),
    LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 208 NM SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF SHANGHAI, CHINA, HAS
    TRACKED WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 06 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS.
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 271200Z IS 965 MB. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT
    WAVE HEIGHT AT 271200Z IS 30 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 272100Z, 280300Z,
    280900Z AND 281500Z. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 20W (TWENTY) WARNINGS
    (WTPN33 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 21W
    (ETAU) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.//

    From WDPN31:

    FORECAST DISCUSSION: TY 17W WILL ACCELERATE, DOUBLING ITS TRANSLATION
    SPEED TO 12 KTS BY TAU 24, AS IT IS CAPTURED BY AN ANTICYCLONE
    POSITIONED SOUTH OF MONGOLIA. THIS STEERING MECHANISM WILL DRIVE THE
    SYSTEM ON A WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD TRAJECTORY, LEADING TO A LANDFALL OVER
    OR NEAR WENZHOU, CHINA, AS A STRONG TROPICAL STORM OR LOW-END TYPHOON.
    WHILE THE SYSTEM HAS JUST OVER 12 HOURS REMAINING OVER WARM OCEAN
    WATERS, THE COMBINATION OF VWS INCREASING TO 25-35 KTS AND LAND
    INTERACTION WILL LEAD TO RAPID WEAKENING AS IT APPROACHES THE COAST OF
    CENTRAL CHINA. THIS RAPID DECAY WILL CONTINUE ONCE INLAND, WITH
    DISSIPATION PREDICTED BY TAU 36. AS TY 17W APPROACHES LANDFALL, THE
    OVERALL WIND FIELD WILL CONTRACT DUE TO THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF DRY
    AIR ENTRAINMENT AND PERSISTENT VWS.

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