• TS Saudel makes landfall in China

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/107 to All on Friday, August 28, 2026 12:58:30
    WTPN31 PGTW 280300
    MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
    SUBJ/TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 039//
    RMKS/
    1. TROPICAL STORM 17W (SAUDEL) WARNING NR 039
    DOWNGRADED FROM TYPHOON 17W
    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:
    280000Z --- NEAR 28.1N 121.0E
    MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 270 DEGREES AT 14 KTS
    POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM
    POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY A COMBINATION OF
    SATELLITE AND RADAR
    PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 065 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    035 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 125 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
    100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
    120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
    135 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
    REPEAT POSIT: 28.1N 121.0E
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    FORECASTS:
    12 HRS, VALID AT:
    281200Z --- 27.9N 118.1E
    MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
    WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
    VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 260 DEG/ 11 KTS
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    24 HRS, VALID AT:
    290000Z --- 27.5N 115.6E
    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:
    280300Z POSITION NEAR 28.0N 120.3E. 28AUG26. TROPICAL STORM 17W
    (SAUDEL), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 375 NM WEST-NORTHWEST OF KADENA AB,
    HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 14 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED
    RADAR IMAGERY INDICATES THE SYSTEM HAS INCREASED SPEED OVER THE PAST
    SIX HOURS, MAKING LANDFALL OVER THE YUHUAN PENINSULA AT 272330Z. TS
    17W IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO TRACK WESTWARD INTO CENTRAL CHINA UNDER
    THE INFLUENCE OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) CENTERED TO THE NORTHWEST. INTENSITY IS EXPECTED TO SHARPLY DECREASE AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH
    THE TERRAIN, DETERIORATING THE VORTEX RAPIDLY AND DISSIPATING 17W AS A
    TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND BY TAU 24. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON
    THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM
    WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MINIMUM CENTRAL
    PRESSURE AT 280000Z IS 982 MB. 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.//
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