190300Z POSITION NEAR 22.1N 107.7E. TYPHOON 09W (RAMMASUN), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 134 NM EAST-NORTHEAST OF HANOI, VIETNAM, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 15 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE STRONG TYPHOON, WITH ITS 20-NM EYE INTACT, HAS MADE LANDFALL OVER SOUTHERN CHINA - JUST INSIDE ITS BORDER WITH VIETNAM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DECAY AS IT DRAGS ACROSS RUGGED TERRAIN, DISSIPATING 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. REFER TO TROPICAL STORM 10W (MATMO) WARNINGS (WTPN31 PGTW) FOR SIX-HOURLY UPDATES.
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