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TROPICAL STORM 03W ADVISORY NUMBER 5

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP032017

723 AM CHST WED APR 26 2017



...03W NOW A TROPICAL STORM...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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NONE.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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NONE.



SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...13.2N 134.8E



ABOUT 670 MILES WEST OF GUAM

ABOUT 410 MILES NORTH OF KOROR

ABOUT 340 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH

PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST...280 DEGREES AT 6 MPH



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 03W WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH AND LONGITUDE 134.8 EAST. TROPICAL

STORM 03W IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT 6 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE

A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH THURSDAY MORNING THEN TO THE NORTHEAST FRIDAY

WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH FRIDAY.



MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 03W

IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN FURTHER THROUGH THURSDAY.



TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 75

MILES IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND UP TO 40 MILES IN THE WESTERN

SEMICIRCLE.



NEXT ADVISORY

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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER

SERVICE THIS AFTERNOON AT 200 PM CHST.



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W. AYDLETT