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TROPICAL STORM MERANTI (16W) ADVISORY NUMBER 9

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP162016

800 AM CHST SUN SEP 11 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MERANTI CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.0N 135.8E



ABOUT 625 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 665 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT 475 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT 495 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF ULITHI

ABOUT 535 MILES NORTHWEST OF FAIS



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...285 DEGREES AT 13 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MERANTI WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 16.0 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 135.8

EAST. MERANTI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH. STEADY

STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND MERANTI MAY

BECOME A TYPHOON MONDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 80 MILES IN THE

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 30 MILES IN THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON.



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CHAN