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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022018

1100 PM CHST SAT FEB 10 2018



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W SOUTHEAST OF NGULU...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



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 KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN THE REPUBLIC OF

PALAU.



SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...6.7N 139.7E



ABOUT  355 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP

       220 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FAIS

       290 MILES WEST OF WOLEAI

       220 MILES SOUTH OF ULITHI

       580 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM

       220 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF YAP

       185 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NGULU

       355 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KAYANGEL PALAU

       365 MILES EAST OF KOROR PALAU



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH

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



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 02W

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 6.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.7

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

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

WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 35 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.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER