WTPQ31 PGUM 101514

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TROPICAL STORM MERANTI (16W) ADVISORY NUMBER 8

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP162016

200 AM CHST SUN SEP 11 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MERANTI STRENGTHENS AS IT TRACKS WEST-NORTHWEST...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.1N 137.0E



ABOUT 550 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 585 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT 460 MILES NORTH OF YAP

ABOUT 460 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI

ABOUT 495 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF FAIS



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...295 DEGREES AT 12 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MERANTI

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 16.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE

137.0 EAST. MERANTI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH...AND IS

EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS TRACK THROUGH MONDAY WITH A SLIGHT

INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 50 MPH. STEADY

INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND MERANTI MAY

BECOME A TYPHOON MONDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES IN THE

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 25 MILES IN THE  WESTERN SEMICIRCLE.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 800 AM THIS MORNING.



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