...VONGFONG BECOMES A TYPHOON... WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- A TYPHOON WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM...ROTA...TINIAN ...SAIPAN AND INCLUDING THEIR COASTAL WATERS. SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...10.7N 153.3E ABOUT 240 MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CHUUK ABOUT 595 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN AND SAIPAN ABOUT 595 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA AND ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GUAM MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST...300 DEGREES AT 16 MPH DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- AT 700 PM CHST...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TYPHOON VONGFONG WAS LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 10.7 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 153.3 DEGREES EAST. VONGFONG IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THE FORECAST TRACK WOULD BRING VONGFONG THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS AROUND NOON ON MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH. VONGFONG IS STILL EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 20 MILES FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AT 1100 PM CHST TONIGHT...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 200 AM CHST SUNDAY MORNING.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 10:02:54 +0000
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