WTPQ31 PGUM 231542

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TROPICAL STORM MEGI (20W) ADVISORY NUMBER 3

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP202016

200 AM CHST SAT SEP 24 2016



...MEGI MOVING AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...



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...17.8N 136.2E



ABOUT  660 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  645 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT  590 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...280 DEGREES AT 17 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MEGI WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 136.2

EAST. MEGI IS MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH. MEGI IS FORECAST TO TURN TOWARD

THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD

SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 40 MPH. MEGI IS EXPECTED TO

INTENSIFY AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON ON SUNDAY.



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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