WTPQ31 PGUM 240341

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TROPICAL STORM MEGI (20W) ADVISORY NUMBER 5

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP202016

200 PM CHST SAT SEP 24 2016



...MEGI INTENSIFYING AS IT HEADS AWAY FROM THE MARIANAS...



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...17.5N 135.8E



ABOUT  680 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  660 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT  575 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...295 DEGREES AT 8 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 17.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE

135.8 DEGREES EAST. MEGI IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH...AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH A SLIGHT

INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 50 MPH. MEGI IS EXPECTED

TO INTENSIFY STEADILY...AND COULD BECOME A TYPHOON ON SUNDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220 MILES NORTHEAST

OF THE CENTER...BUT ONLY UP TO 60 MILES SOUTHWEST OF 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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