WTPQ31 PGUM 120917

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TROPICAL STORM MELOR (28W) ADVISORY NUMBER 4

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP282015

800 PM CHST SAT DEC 12 2015



...MELOR MOVING ACROSS THE PHILIPPINE SEA...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



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

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LOCATION...11.1N 132.9E



ABOUT 370 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT 240 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF KAYANGEL

ABOUT 280 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF KOROR

ABOUT 815 MILES WEST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELOR WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 11.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 132.9

EAST...MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. THIS GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING MELOR

NEAR THE CENTRAL PHILIPPINES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH. MELOR IS EXPECTED

TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A

TYPHOON ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO

70 MILES FROM THE CENTER.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 200 AM SUNDAY MORNING.



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