WTPQ32 PGUM 132137 TCPPQ2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W ADVISORY NUMBER 3 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP252015 800 AM CHST WED OCT 14 2015 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W INTENSIFYING SLOWLY... WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- NONE...BUT RESIDENTS OF THE MARIANA ISLANDS SHOULD KEEP INFORMED ON THE PROGRESS OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W. SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...13.7N 157.5E ABOUT 855 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN ABOUT 835 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN ABOUT 795 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 855 MILES EAST OF GUAM MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 13.7 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 157.5 EAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS TRACK TAKES 25W THROUGH THE NORTHERN MARIANAS NORTH OF SAIPAN NEAR ANATAHAN FRIDAY EVENING AS A TROPICAL STORM. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW 35 MPH. SLOW INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND TROPICAL DEPRESSION 25W IS LIKELY TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON. $$ MIDDLEBROOKE