WTPQ31 PGUM 112128 TCPPQ1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM BANYAN (14W) ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP142017 800 AM ChST Sat Aug 12 2017 ...TROPICAL STORM BANYAN AT ITS CLOSEST POINT TO WAKE ISLAND... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY -------------------------- None. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- None. SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- Location...18.6N 166.1E About 60 miles southwest of Wake Island About 695 miles north of Kwajalein About 865 miles north-northwest of Majuro About 1460 miles east-northeast of Guam Maximum sustained winds...45 mph Present movement...west-northwest...300 degrees at 16 mph DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 700 AM ChST...2100 UTC...the center of Tropical Storm Banyan was located near latitude 18.6 north and longitude 166.1 east, moving toward the west-northwest at 16 mph. Banyan is expected to turn northwest later today with a decrease in forward speed, taking it about 60 miles southwest of Wake Island about now. It should then recurve to the northeast Sunday and Monday. Maximum sustained winds have increased to 45 mph. Slow strengthening is expected through Monday morning, and Banyan might reach typhoon intensity on Sunday. Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory on Tropical Storm Banyan will be issued by the National Weather Service at 200 PM this afternoon. $$ Chan