WTPQ33 PGUM 141555

TCPPQ3



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TYPHOON MALAKAS (18W) ADVISORY NUMBER 12

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP182016

200 AM CHST THU SEP 15 2016



...MALAKAS BECOMES A TYPHOON...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.5N 130.7E



ABOUT 695 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP

ABOUT 685 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF KOROR

ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OKINAWA

ABOUT 960 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MALAKAS WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 130.7 DEGREES

EAST...MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. MALAKAS IS FORECAST TO

GRADUALLY TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST BY THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 80 MPH. MALAKAS IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTENSIFY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.



TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE

CENTER.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 800 AM CHST THIS MORNING.



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