WTPQ32 PGUM 291513 TCPPQ2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHABA (21W) ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP212016 200 AM CHST FRI SEP 30 2016 ...CHABA STILL STEAMING WESTWARD... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- NONE. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- NONE. SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...14.2N 139.5E ABOUT 420 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 410 MILES WEST OF TINIAN ABOUT 380 MILES WEST OF ROTA ABOUT 355 MILES WEST OF GUAM AND ABOUT 340 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...270 DEGREES AT 16 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHABA WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 14.2 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 139.5 DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST AT 16 MPH. CHABA IS EXPECTED TO TURN GRADUALLY TO A NORTHWEST TRACK OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH A SLIGHT DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED T0 45 MPH. CHABA IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY...AND MAY BECOME A TYPHOON SOME TIME ON SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES FROM THE CENTER. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 800 AM THIS MORNING. $$ STANKO