WTPQ33 PGUM 130325

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TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS (18W) ADVISORY NUMBER 6

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP182016

200 PM CHST TUE SEP 13 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS SLOWLY STRENGTHENING...



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...14.5N 137.2E



ABOUT 350 MILES NORTH OF YAP

ABOUT 510 MILES WEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 530 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR

ABOUT 570 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...275 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MALAKAS

WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 137.2

DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST AT 14 MPH. MALAKAS IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN

THIS GENERAL MOVEMENT THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST

WEDNESDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 50 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 65 MILES FROM THE

CENTER.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 800 PM THIS EVENING.



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