WTPQ31 PGUM 122118

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TROPICAL STORM MELOR (28W) ADVISORY NUMBER 6

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP282015

800 AM CHST SUN DEC 13 2015



...MELOR MOVING WEST TOWARDS THE PHILIPPINES...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...11.6N 130.6E



ABOUT 530 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT 370 MILES NORTHWEST OF KAYANGEL

ABOUT 395 MILES NORTHWEST OF KOROR

ABOUT 960 MILES WEST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...280 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MELOR WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 11.6 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 130.6

EAST...MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. THIS GENERAL WEST MOTION IS EXPECTED

TO CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...BRINGING MELOR NEAR THE CENTRAL

PHILIPPINES MONDAY AND TUESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 65 MPH. MELOR IS EXPECTED

TO INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A

TYPHOON LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO

115 MILES NORTH OF THE CENTER AND 60 MILES SOUTH OF THE CENTER.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 200 PM THIS AFTERNOON.



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