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TYPHOON BANYAN (14W) ADVISORY NUMBER 16

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP142017

800 AM ChST Tue Aug 15 2017



...TYPHOON STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY...



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...25.5N 162.7E



About  495 miles north-northwest of Wake Island

About 1205 miles north-northwest of Kwajalein

About 1390 miles north-northwest of Majuro

About 1430 miles northeast of Guam



Maximum sustained winds...100 mph

Present movement...north-northwest...345 degrees at 12 mph



DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK

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

near Latitude 25.5 North and Longitude 162.7 East. Typhoon Banyan is

moving north-northwestward at 12 mph. A north track is expected

today with increasing forward speed. Banyan should then recurve to

the northeast and accelerate into the open North Pacific Wednesday

and Thursday.



Typhoon Banyan has strengthened slightly, with maximum sustained

winds at 100 mph. Banyan is forecast to intensify slowly through

tonight, then slowly weaken Wednesday and Thursday.



Typhoon force winds extend outward up to 25 miles from the center,

and tropical storm force winds extend out up to 90 miles.



NEXT ADVISORY

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This will be the last advisory issued by the  National Weather

Service for Typhoon Banyan.



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