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TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHABA (21W) INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP212016

1100 PM CHST WED SEP 28 2016



...CHABA NOW MAKING CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO ROTA...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN

AND SAIPAN. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 MPH

OR MORE...ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING.



SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...14.2N 145.1E



ABOUT  75 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  65 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF TINIAN

ABOUT  10 MILES NORTHWEST OF ROTA

ABOUT  55 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...265 DEGREES AT 16 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION CHABA

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE AND RADAR NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 DEGREES NORTH

AND LONGITUDE 145.1 DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH. CHABA IS

NOW MAKING ITS CLOSEST POINT OF APPROACH TO ROTA AND WILL MAINTAIN A

GENERAL WESTWARD TRACK THROUGH THURSDAY. CHABA WILL TURN TO THE

NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD MOTION.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 35 MPH. CHABA IS EXPECTED TO

MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL BEGIN TO

INTENSIFY THURSDAY MORNING...POSSIBLY BECOMING A TROPICAL STORM

EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER=