WTPQ31 PGUM 301559 TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TYPHOON NORU (07W) ADVISORY NUMBER 40 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP072017 200 AM ChST Mon Jul 31 2017 ...NORU INTENSIFYING QUICKLY... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- None. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- None. SUMMARY OF 100 AM CHST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- Location...22.9N 141.3E About 130 miles south of Iwo To About 400 miles northwest of Agrihan About 610 miles north-northwest of Saipan About 690 miles north-northwest of Guam Maximum sustained winds...110 mph Present movement...south-southwest...195 degrees at 5 mph DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 100 AM ChST...1500 UTC...the eye of Typhoon Noru was located near latitude 22.9 degrees north and longitude 141.3 degrees east, moving slowly south-southwest at 5 mph. Nora is expected to turn northwest this morning, and continue on this course tonight and Tuesday before turning northward Tuesday night. Maximum sustained winds have increased quickly to 110 mph. Noru is forecast to continue rapid intensification today, reaching a peak intensity near 140 mph tonight, then begin a slow weakening by Tuesday afternoon or evening. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory will be issued by the National Weather Service at 800 AM ChST this morning. $$ Middlebrooke