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TROPICAL STORM 05W ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU WP052014
800 AM CHST SAT APR 5 2014
...05W UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR KOROR AND KAYANGEL IN
THE REPUBLIC OF PALAU.
SUMMARY OF 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...4.3N 141.7E
ABOUT 260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLEAI
ABOUT 355 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FARAULEP
ABOUT 430 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF SATAWAL
ABOUT 435 MILES SOUTHEAST OF YAP
ABOUT 545 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KOROR PALAU
ABOUT 665 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF GUAM AND
ABOUT 735 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF CHUUK
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST-NORTHWEST OR 285 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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AT 700 AM CHST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM 05W WAS
LOCATED BY SATELLITE NEAR LATITUDE 4.3 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE
141.7 DEGREES EAST.
TROPICAL STORM 05W IS MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 12 MPH. TROPICAL
STORM 05W IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL DIRECTION WITH A
SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 40 MPH. TROPICAL STORM 05W
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE SLOWLY STRENGTHENING. THE CURRENT FORECAST
TRACK TAKES TROPICAL STORM 05W VERY CLOSE TO KOROR SUNDAY AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.
NEXT ADVISORY
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE AT 1100 AM...FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED ADVISORY AT 200
PM.
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STANKO
Delivered by Weather Underground Inc. Fri Apr 4 2014 6:12PM EDT
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