WTPQ31 PGUM 250348

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TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W ADVISORY NUMBER 2

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP032017

150 PM CHST TUE APR 25 2017



...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP SLIGHTLY

STRONGER THIS AFTERNOON...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...12.5N 136.2E



ABOUT 580 MILES WEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 380 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KOROR

ABOUT 320 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF KAYANGEL

ABOUT 245 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...270 DEGREES AT 9 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION

03W WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 136.2

EAST. TROPICAL DEPRESSION 03W IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 9

MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD THE WEST-

NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT

24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 35 MPH. TROPICAL

DEPRESSION 03W IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TONIGHT

AND COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY

WEDNESDAY.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

WEATHER SERVICE AT 800 PM TONIGHT.



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