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VONGFONG Current Status

Current Wind Speed 25 knots / 29 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 25 knots / 29 MPH at

VONGFONG Land Hazards

Northwest Pacific Weather Warnings
Taiwan Central Weather Bureau: no warnings
Hong Kong Observatory: no warnings
China Meteorological Administration: no warnings

VONGFONG Tracker

VONGFONG Satellite Loop

VONGFONG Alternate Tracking Map

VONGFONG Spaghetti Models

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VONGFONG Watches and Warnings

TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG Tropical Cyclone Update

TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG Public Advisory

WTPN31 PGTW 160900
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W (VONGFONG) WARNING NR 019//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 01W (VONGFONG) WARNING NR 019    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   160600Z --- NEAR 19.3N 120.5E
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 035 DEGREES AT 16 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   REPEAT POSIT: 19.3N 120.5E
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   161800Z --- 20.6N 121.1E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
   VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 020 DEG/ 09 KTS
    ---
   24 HRS, VALID AT:
   170600Z --- 22.2N 121.8E
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER WATER
    ---
REMARKS:
160900Z POSITION NEAR 19.6N 120.6E.
16MAY20. TROPICAL DEPRESSION (TD) 01W (VONGFONG), LOCATED 
APPROXIMATELY 101 NM NORTH OF VIGAN, PHILIPPINES, HAS TRACKED 
NORTHEASTWARD AT 16 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED 
MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS THE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO 
RAPIDLY DECAY AS IT DRIFTED INTO THE LUZON STRAIT WITH A RAGGED, 
EXPOSED, ELONGATED, AND WEAK LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION (LLC) AND THE 
REMNANT CONVECTION SHEARED 120NM EASTWARD OF THE LLC. THE INITIAL 
POSITION IS PLACED WITH FAIR CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE MSI LOOP. THE 
INITIAL INTENSITY IS EXTRAPOLATED FROM RECENT ASCAT PASS AND 
CONSISTENT WITH NEARBY SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INCLUDING LAOAG, AND HELD 
LOWER THAN THE CONSTRAINED PGTW DVORAK ESTIMATE. TD VONGFONG WILL 
CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY ERODE AS IT TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD INTO EVEN 
STRONGER VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (30KTS+) LEADING TO DISSIPATION BY TAU 
12. 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. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 160600Z
IS 10 FEET.//
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TROPICAL DEPRESSION VONGFONG Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion not available for this storm.

VONGFONG storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
25 knots 19.3, 120.5 dissipating
20 knots 20.6, 121.1 dissipated
20 knots 22.2, 121.8 dissipated


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