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TROPICAL STORM FAXAI (03W) ADVISORY NUMBER 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP032014
200 PM CHST TUE MAR 4 2014
...TROPICAL STORM FAXAI STARTING A NORTHEAST TURN...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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NONE.
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...15.5N 150.1E
ABOUT 290 MILES EAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 300 MILES EAST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 385 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF GUAM
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 10 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 100 PM CHST...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAXAI WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
150.1 DEGREES EAST.
TROPICAL STORM FAXAI IS MOVING NORTH AT 12 MPH. FAXAI IS EXPECTED TO
RECURVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND ACCELERATE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. THIS TRACK WILL TAKE FAXAI STEADILY AWAY FROM ALL THE MARIANA
ISLANDS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE CENTER. TROPICAL STORM
FAXAI IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY TONIGHT...AND COULD BRIEFLY BECOME A
TYPHOON ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE STARTING A WEAKENING TREND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT.
NEXT ADVISORY
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THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 800 PM THIS EVENING.
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MIDDLEBROOKE
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Mon Mar 3 2014 10:33PM EST
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