WTPQ31 PGUM 042111 TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TYPHOON MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016 800 AM CHST SAT NOV 5 2016 ...MEARI BECOMES A TYPHOON... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- NONE. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- NONE...HOWEVER...RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MEARI. SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...17.0N 140.0E ABOUT 395 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN ABOUT 400 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 400 MILES NORTHWEST OF GUAM ABOUT 535 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP ABOUT 770 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST...020 DEGREES AT 9 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MEARI WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 17.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 140.0 DEGREES EAST. TYPHOON MEARI IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH. TYPHOON MEARI IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE A WEAKENING TREND ON MONDAY. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER TO 65 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 205 MILES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 175 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON. $$ ZIOBRO