WTPQ31 PGUM 120302

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TYPHOON MERANTI (16W) ADVISORY NUMBER 14

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP162016

200 PM 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 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...18.1N 129.7E



ABOUT 1050 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 1080 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  815 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT  585 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...285 DEGREES AT 16 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MERANTI WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 18.1 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 129.7

EAST. MERANTI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH...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 130 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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THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE ON TYPHOON MERANTI.



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