WTPQ33 PGUM 262154 TCPPQ3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM SAOLA (27W) ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP272017 800 AM ChST Fri Oct 27 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM SAOLA STILL MOVING NORTHWEST... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY --------------------------- None. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------------- None. SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------ Location...20.9N 130.2E About 1090 miles west-northwest of Guam About 945 miles north-northwest of Yap About 410 miles south-southeast of Okinawa Maximum sustained winds...50 mph Present movement...northwest...325 degrees at 13 mph. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 AM ChST...2100 UTC...the center of Tropical Storm Saola was located near latitude 20.9 degrees North and longitude 130.2 degrees East...moving northwest at 13 mph. Tropical Storm Saola is expected to make a slight turn toward the north-northwest by tonight then toward the north on Saturday as it passes near Okinawa. Saola will then recurve to the northeast Sunday south of Japan. Maximum sustained winds remain at 50 mph. Saola is expected to intensify slowly through Saturday, when it may briefly become a typhoon before starting to weaken Sunday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 155 miles north of the center and up to 120 miles south of the center. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory will be issued by the National Weather Service at 200 PM ChST this afternoon. $$ Stanko