WTPQ31 PGUM 100956

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TROPICAL STORM MERANTI (16W) ADVISORY NUMBER 7

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP162016

800 PM CHST SAT SEP 10 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MERANTI TRACKING WEST-NORTHWEST...



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...15.8N 138.0E



ABOUT 480 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 515 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT 435 MILES NORTH OF YAP

ABOUT 420 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI

ABOUT 450 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF FAIS



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE

138.0 EAST. MERANTI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH...AND IS

EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS TRACK THROUGH MONDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 40 MPH. STEADY INTENSIFICATION

IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND MERANTI MAY BECOME A TYPHOON

ON MONDAY.



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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