WTPQ31 PGUM 051504 TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TYPHOON MEARI (26W) ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP262016 200 AM CHST SUN NOV 6 2016 ...TYPHOON MEARI CONTINUES STRENGTHENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- NONE. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- NONE...HOWEVER...RESIDENTS OF AGRIHAN...PAGAN AND ALAMAGAN SHOULD CAREFULLY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF MEARI. SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...18.5N 141.3E ABOUT 290 MILES WEST OF AGRIHAN ABOUT 375 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAIPAN ABOUT 415 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GUAM ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTH OF IWO TO ABOUT 655 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF YAP MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHEAST...040 DEGREES AT 9 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON MEARI WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 141.3 DEGREES EAST. TYPHOON MEARI IS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 9 MPH AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE IN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 100 MPH. TYPHOON MEARI IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TONIGHT BEFORE A WEAKENING TREND ON MONDAY. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER TO 65 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 205 MILES ALONG THE SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 175 MILES IN THE NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 800 AM THIS MORNING. $$ KLEESCHULTE