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TYPHOON BANYAN (14W) ADVISORY NUMBER 8

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP142017

800 AM ChST Sun Aug 13 2017



...BANYAN IS NOW A TYPHOON...



CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY

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Banyan has become a typhoon.



WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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None.



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

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Location...20.8N 164.3E



About  180 miles northwest of Wake Island

About  865 miles north-northwest of Kwajalein

About 1050 miles north-northwest of Majuro

About 1385 miles east-northeast of Guam



Maximum sustained winds...90 mph

Present movement...northwest...330 degrees at 7 mph



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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At 700 AM ChST...2100 UTC...the center of Typhoon Banyan was located

near latitude 20.8 north and longitude 164.3 east, moving toward the

northwest at 7 mph. This general motion is expected to continue

through Tuesday morning, before turning northeastward with an

increase in forward speed on Tuesday night.



Maximum sustained winds have increased to 90 mph. Gradual

strengthening is anticipated through Monday evening, then a

weakening trend starting Tuesday. Typhoon force winds extend outward

from the center up to 25 miles and tropical storm force winds up to

105 miles.



NEXT ADVISORY

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The next scheduled advisory on Typhoon Banyan will be issued by the

National Weather Service at 200 PM this afternoon.



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Chan