NOTE: This is not to be used for life critical applications . Please refer to official National Weather Service/NOAA websites and publications ----------1100 AM ChST Sat Oct 21 2017 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION 27W SLOWLY HEADING WEST-NORTHWEST... CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY --------------------------- NONE. WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------------- NONE. SUMMARY OF 1000 AM CHST...0000 UTC...INFORMATION ------------------------------------------------ Location...12.1N 149.6E About 330 miles southeast of Saipan About 330 miles southeast of Tinian About 325 miles east-southeast of Rota About 455 miles south-southeast of Alamagan About 480 miles south-southeast of Pagan About 525 miles south-southeast of Agrihan About 340 miles east-southeast of Guam About 360 miles north-northwest of Chuuk Maximum sustained winds...35 mph Present movement...west-northwest...285 degrees at 9 mph. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK ---------------------- At 1000 AM ChST...0000 UTC...the center of Tropical Depression 27W was located near latitude 12.1 degrees North and longitude 149.6 degrees East...moving west-northwest at 9 mph. Tropical Depression 27W is expected to continue along a westward heading with a slight decrease in forward speed through Monday. This forecast track has 27W passing south of Guam Monday and Monday night. Maximum sustained winds remain at 35 mph. Tropical Depression 27W is not expected to significantly intensify through Monday as it nears Guam. However, because of its location and history of erratic movement, the system will need to be closely monitored for changes. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- The next scheduled advisory will be issued by the National Weather Service at 200 PM this afternoon, followed by an intermediate advisory at 500 PM. $$ Nierenberg ---------- tags: weatherwire,weather,update