WTPQ34 PGUM 120909 TCPPQ4 BULLETIN Tropical Storm Usagi (27W) Advisory Number 6 National Weather Service Tiyan GU WP272024 709 PM ChST Tue Nov 12 2024 ...TROPICAL STORM USAGI INTENSIFYING QUICKLY OVER THE PHILIPPINE SEA... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- None. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- None. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- Location...14.3N 131.0E About 535 miles north-northwest of Koror About 580 miles northwest of Yap About 925 miles west of Guam Maximum sustained winds...65 mph Present movement...west...280 degrees at 23 mph DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...the center of Tropical Storm Usagi was located near Latitude 14.3 degrees North and Longitude 131.0 degrees East. Usagi is moving west at 23 mph. It is expected to make a slight turn toward the west-northwest with a decrease in forward speed through Wednesday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 65 mph. Usagi is forecast to intensify through Wednesday possibly becoming a typhoon Wednesday morning. Tropical storm force winds extend outward from the center up to 75 miles to the east and up to 25 miles to the west. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory will be at 2 AM ChST. $$