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TROPICAL STORM NEPARTAK (02W) INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP022016

1100 PM CHST SUN JUL 3 2016



...NEPARTAK INTENSIFYING AND MOVING 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 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...10.0N 144.3E



ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH OF FARAULEP

ABOUT 255 MILES EAST OF FAIS

ABOUT 320 MILES EAST OF ULITHI

ABOUT 425 MILES EAST OF YAP AND

ABOUT 240 MILES SOUTH OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST...315 DEGREES AT 12 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEPARTAK

WAS NEAR LATITUDE 10.0 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 144.3 DEGREES

EAST...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. NEPARTAK 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 45 MPH. STEADY

INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND NEPARTAK

MAY BECOME A TYPHOON BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 200 AM MONDAY MORNING...FOLLOWED BY AN INTERMEDIATE

ADVISORY AT 500 AM.



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