WTPQ31 PGUM 212130 RRA

TCPPQ1



BULLETIN

TROPICAL STORM NOCK-TEN (30W) ADVISORY NUMBER 3

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP302016

800 AM CHST THU DEC 22 2016



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 30W BECOMES TROPICAL STORM NOCK-TEN...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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 0700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...8.3N 139.7E



ABOUT  115 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF FAIS

ABOUT  110 MILES SOUTH OF ULITHI

ABOUT  150 MILES EAST OF NGULU

ABOUT  135 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP

ABOUT  340 MILES EAST OF KAYANGEL

ABOUT  370 MILES EAST OF KOROR

ABOUT  495 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GUAM



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST...320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 0700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NOCK-TEN

WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 8.3 DEGREES NORTH AND

LONGITUDE 139.7 DEGREES EAST. THE TROPICAL STORM IS MOVING NORTHWEST

AT 14 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THIS TRACK WILL TAKE NOCK-

TEN ON A PASSAGE BETWEEN NGULU AND YAP NEAR NOON TODAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH...AND NOCK-TEN IS

ANTICIPATED TO CONTINUE STRENGTHENING AND WILL LIKELY BECOME A

TYPHOON IN A FEW DAYS.



NEXT ADVISORY

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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER=