WTPQ31 PGUM 031001 CCA TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 3...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016 800 PM CHST THU NOV 3 2016 ...MEARI BECOMES A TROPICAL STORM... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- MEARI UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- NONE. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.7N 137.3E ABOUT 295 MILES NORTH OF YAP ABOUT 485 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR ABOUT 570 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 500 MILES WEST OF GUAM MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...QUASI-STATIONARY DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MEARI WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.3 DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL STORM MEARI IS REMAINING QUASI-STATIONARY AND HAS RELOCATED TO THE NORTHEAST. MEARI IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM MEARI WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TYPHOON OVER THE WEEKEND. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 200 AM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. $$ KLEESCHULTE