WTPQ54 PGUM 040010
TCEPQ4
TYPHOON MELOR (20W) POSITION ESTIMATE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GUAM
1000 AM CHST SUN OCT 4 2009
AT 947 AM CHST...2255Z...THE EYE OF TYPHOON MELOR WAS LOCATED BY 
RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 16.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 142.2 DEGREES 
EAST.
THE CENTER IS AT AN ELEVATION OF 52000 FEET FROM THE GUAM RADAR. THE 
EYE IS NOW LOCATED 280 MILES NORTHWEST OF THE RADAR...260 MILES 
NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN AND 275 MILES SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN. THE CENTER 
APPEARS TO BE CONTINUING TOWARD THE WEST AT 17 MPH. THE EYE HAD A 
DIAMETER OF 32 MILES. ABOUT HALF OF THE EYEWALL HAS ALREADY MOVED 
OUT OF THE RANGE OF THE RADAR. POSITION ESTIMATES ARE BEGINNING TO 
BECOME UNRELIABLE DUE TO MINIMAL EYEWALL COVERAGE. FOR THIS REASON 
THIS WILL BE THE LAST RADAR POSITION ESTIMATE ON TYPHOON MELOR (20W).
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MCELROY