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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W ADVISORY NUMBER 7

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022018

800 PM CHST SAT FEB 10 2018



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W MOVING QUICKLY WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR PALAU.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS, ULITHI, YAP AND

NGULU IN YAP STATE, AND FOR KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU. A

TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR PALAU.



SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...7.7N 141.0E



ABOUT  250 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP

       145 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF FAIS

       200 MILES WEST OF WOLEAI

       180 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI

       470 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

       235 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF YAP

       245 MILES EAST OF NGULU

       430 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU

       455 MILES EAST OF KOROR PALAU



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-SOUTHWEST...240 DEGREES...AT 22 MPH.



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 7.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.0

DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W HAS MOVED TOWARD THE WEST-

SOUTHWEST AT 22 MPH. TD 02W IS EXPECTED TO TURN MORE WESTWARD

TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 30 MPH. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W IS

EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY THE NEXT FEW DAYS, POSSIBLY BECOMING A

TROPICAL STORM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING.