WTPQ31 PGUM 230310

TCPPQ1



BULLETIN

TROPICAL DEPRESSION MEGI (20W) ADVISORY NUMBER 1

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP202016

200 PM CHST FRI SEP 23 2016



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION MEGI HAS FORMED WEST OF SAIPAN...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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THIS IS THE FIRST ADVISORY ON TROPICAL DEPRESSION MEGI.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.6N 139.1E



ABOUT  445 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  405 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT  425 MILES NORTH OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHWEST...335 DEGREES AT 15 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION MEGI

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 15.6 NORTH AND LONGITUDE

139.1 EAST. MEGI IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. MEGI IS

FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE

IN FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE CURRENTLY 35 MPH. MEGI IS EXPECTED TO

INTENSIFY FAIRLY RAPIDLY AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM THIS

EVENING.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 800 PM CHST.



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STANKO