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TROPICAL STORM MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 4

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016

200 AM CHST FRI NOV 4 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MEARI CONTINUES TO SLOWLY STRENGTHEN...



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...14.4N 137.4E



ABOUT  340 MILES NORTH OF YAP

ABOUT  530 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR

ABOUT  560 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  495 MILES WEST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH...350 DEGREES AT 6 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND

LONGITUDE 137.4 DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL STORM MEARI IS MOVING NORTH

AT 6 MPH. MEARI IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST

OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 45 MPH. TROPICAL STORM

MEARI WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TYPHOON OVER THE WEEKEND.



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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