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TROPICAL STORM NEPARTAK (02W) ADVISORY NUMBER 2

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022016

800 PM CHST SUN JUL 3 2016



...NEPARTAK NOW A TROPICAL STORM...TURNING NORTHWEST...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FARAULEP IN YAP

STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 MPH OR

MORE...ARE LIKELY TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.



A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FAIS AND ULITHI IN

YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 MPH

OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY OR MONDAY EVENING IF NEPARTAK VEERS

SOUTH OF ITS FORECAST TRACK.



SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...9.6N 144.7E



ABOUT  70 MILES NORTH OF FARAULEP

ABOUT 285 MILES EAST OF FAIS

ABOUT 350 MILES EAST OF ULITHI

ABOUT 450 MILES EAST OF YAP AND

ABOUT 265 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH...360 DEGREES AT 5 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEPARTAK

WAS NEAR LATITUDE 9.6 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.7 DEGREES

EAST...MOVING NORTH AT 5 MPH. NEPARTAK IS TURNING NORTHWEST AND

IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN A NORTHWEST TRACK WITH AN INCREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...TAKING IT BETWEEN GUAM AND

ULITHI MONDAY AFTERNOON.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH...MAKING NEPARTAK

A TROPICAL STORM. STEADY INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT

FEW DAYS...AND NEPARTAK MAY BECOME A TYPHOON BY EARLY TUESDAY=