WTPQ31 PGUM 112108

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TYPHOON MERANTI (16W) ADVISORY NUMBER 13

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP162016

800 AM CHST MON SEP 12 2016



...TYPHOON MERANTI CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY...



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...17.9N 131.1E



ABOUT 960 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 985 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT 745 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...285 DEGREES AT 15 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MERANTI WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 131.1

EAST. MERANTI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL

MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS...TAKING MERANTI

NEAR OR OVER TAIWAN ON WEDNESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 115 MPH...MERANTI IS

EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TUESDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES FROM THE

CENTER...AND TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUT UP TO 30 MILES.



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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M AYDLETT .