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TROPICAL STORM MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 8

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016

200 AM CHST SAT NOV 5 2016



...TROPICAL STORM MEARI CONTINUES TO SLOWLY INTENSIFY...



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 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...16.3N 139.7E



ABOUT  410 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN

ABOUT  390 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GUAM

ABOUT  430 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF AGRIHAN

ABOUT  480 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP

ABOUT  715 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST...025 DEGREES AT 8 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 16.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE

139.7 DEGREES EAST. TROPICAL STORM MEARI IS MOVING NORTH-NORTHEAST

AT 8 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO NORTHEASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND WITH AN

INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 65 MPH. TROPICAL STORM

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

BECOMING A TYPHOON LATER TODAY.



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 800 AM THIS MORNING.



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