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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1A

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP302016

1100 PM CHST WED DEC 21 2016



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST OVER YAP STATE...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR YAP ISLAND AND NGULU

IN YAP STATE. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 MPH

OR MORE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



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

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LOCATION...6.8N 141.0E



ABOUT  205 MILES SOUTH OF FAIS

ABOUT  235 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF ULITHI

ABOUT  260 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NGULU

ABOUT  270 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP

ABOUT  440 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL

ABOUT  455 MILES EAST OF KOROR



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 1000 PM CHST...1200 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 6.8 DEGREES NORTH AND

LONGITUDE 141.0 DEGREES EAST. 30W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 13 MPH.

THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS

EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS TRACK WILL TAKE 30W PASSING

BETWEEN NGULU AND YAP NEAR NOON THURSDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...AND 30W IS ANTICIPATED TO

CONTINUE STRENGTHENING AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER

TONIGHT.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE BY 200 AM THURSDAY MORNING FOLLOWED BY AN INTERMEDIATE=