Lovely hole in it tonight too:
http://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/sat...wp1503sams.jpg
(That was the image at 10/0530Z when I looked this evening, but it
may have changed by the time you see this, and the system is predicted
to weaken and go extratropical soon.)

quoting from the current warning (#019) at
http://metoc.npmoc.navy.mil/jtwc/warnings/wp1503web.txt

WTPN32 PGTW 100900
MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING//
RMKS/
1. SUPER TYPHOON (STY) 15W (MAEMI) WARNING NR 019
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
---
WARNING POSITION:
100600Z7 --- NEAR 23.9N4 126.8E7
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 305 DEGREES AT 05 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 025 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 150 KT, GUSTS 180 KT ====== Note this
RADIUS OF 100 KT WINDS - 025 NM
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 070 NM
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
140 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 23.9N4 126.8E7
/quoting


Cheers, Phred.

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