WTPQ33 PGUM 240410 TCPPQ3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM 27W ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP272017 200 PM ChST Tue Oct 24 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM 27W MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY --------------------------- The Tropical Storm Watch is canceled. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------------- The Tropical Storm Watch for Guam...Rota and the their coastal waters has been cancelled. Tropical storm conditions are no longer expected. SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------ Location...12.6N 143.0E About 130 miles west-southwest of Guam About 180 miles southwest of Rota About 240 miles southwest of Tinian About 255 miles southwest of Saipan About 260 miles northeast of Fais About 295 miles northeast of Ulithi Maximum sustained winds...45 mph Present movement...Northwest...310 degrees at 17 mph. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 100 PM ChST...0300 UTC...the center of Tropical Storm 27W was located near latitude 12.6 degrees North and longitude 143.0 degrees East...moving northwest at 17 mph. Tropical Storm 27W is expected to continue this motion through Friday before recurving to the north on Saturday. Tropical Storm 27W has passed Guam and is heading out into the open Philippine Sea. Maximum sustained winds are 45 mph. 27W is forecast to intensify slowly the next few days, and may become a typhoon by Thursday. Tropical storm force winds extend out to 185 miles southwest of the center, and up to 100 miles northeast of the center. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory will be issued by the National Weather Service at 800 PM this evening. $$ Middlebrooke