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TROPICAL STORM MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 7

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016

800 PM CHST FRI NOV 4 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MEARI INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE...HOWEVER...RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD

CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MEARI.



SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...15.7N 139.4E



ABOUT  425 MILES WEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  390 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT  465 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN

ABOUT  435 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP

ABOUT  670 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST...035 DEGREES AT 8 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM MEARI WAS

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 15.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE

139.4 DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL STORM MEARI IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 8

MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OVER THE

WEEKEND WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 60 MPH. TROPICAL STORM

MEARI IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...POSSIBLY

BECOMING A TYPHOON SATURDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 115

MILES.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE AT 200 AM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.



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