MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/TYPHOON 07W (MEKKHALA) WARNING NR 007// RMKS/ 1. TYPHOON 07W (MEKKHALA) WARNING NR 007 UPGRADED FROM TROPICAL DEPRESSION 07W 03 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONES IN NORTHWESTPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY --- WARNING POSITION: 110000Z --- NEAR 24.1N 117.7E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 330 DEGREES AT 13 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY A COMBINATION OF SATELLITE AND RADAR PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 070 KT, GUSTS 085 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 010 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 010 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 000 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 000 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 025 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 020 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 080 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 24.1N 117.7E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 111200Z --- 26.7N 117.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 005 DEG/ 14 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 120000Z --- 29.4N 117.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 015 DEG/ 19 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 121200Z --- 33.1N 118.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 020 KT, GUSTS 030 KT WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 110300Z POSITION NEAR 24.8N 117.6E. 11AUG20. TYPHOON 07W (MEKKHALA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 216 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF TAIPEI, TAIWAN, HAS TRACKED NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AT 13 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THAT TYPHOON MEKKHALA IS QUICKLY BECOMING SHEARED, WITH THE OUTER LOW LEVEL BANDS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SYSTEM NOW EXPOSED, BUT WITH DEEP CONVECTION REMAINING IN PLACE OVER AND SOUTH OF THE ASSESSED CENTER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON COMPOSITE CHINESE RADAR DATA. A REASSESSMENT OF EARLIER INTENSITY ESTIMATES HAS LED TO AN INCREASE IN THE INITIAL INTENSITY AT THE 101800Z POSITION TO 65 KNOTS BASED ON AMSR2 WINDSPEED ESTIMATE OF 64 KNOTS AT 1743Z. A SUBSEQUENT 102100Z INTERMEDIATE POSITION INTENSITY HAS ALSO BEEN INCREASED TO 70 KNOTS BASED ON A REPORT OF A CHINESE BUOY WHICH REPORTED A 10-MIN AVERAGE WIND OF 63 KNOTS, WHICH EQUATES TO A 69 KNOTS 1-MIN AVERAGE. TYPHOON 07W MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE CHINESE COAST AROUND 2200Z AND IS NOW MOVING FURTHER INLAND. THE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TRACKING NORTHWARD WHILE WEAKENING, FULLY DISSIPATING OVERLAND BY TAU 36. DYNAMIC MODEL GUIDANCE IS IN TIGHT AGREEMENT, LENDING HIGH CONFIDENCE TO THE JTWC TRACK. 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 110000Z IS 15 FEET. REFER TO TROPICAL CYCLONE 05W (JANGMI) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES. REFER TO TROPICAL DEPRESSION 06W (SIX) WARNINGS (WTPN32 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.// NNNN NNNN