WTPQ33 PGUM 122201

TCPPQ3



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS (18W) ADVISORY NUMBER 5

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP182016

800 AM CHST TUE SEP 13 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS CONTINUES TO MOVE AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...



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...14.4N 138.3E



ABOUT 435 MILES WEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 460 MILES WEST OF ROTA

ABOUT 490 MILES WEST OF TINIAN

ABOUT 500 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT 340 MILES NORTH OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.4 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 138.3

DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH. MALAKAS IS

FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE

TURNING SLOWLY NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 45 MPH. MALAKAS IS EXPECTED TO

INTENSIFY OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS...AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON

WEDNESDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM 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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M AYDLETT