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Guam, The Northern Mariana Islands – Tropical Cyclone Man-Yi Update (GDACS, JTWC, NOAA, JMA, PAGASA) (ECHO Daily Flash of 22 November 2018)

  • Tropical cyclone MAN-YI continued moving north-west over the North Pacific Ocean, strengthening. On 22 November at 0:00 UTC, its centre was located approximately 420 km south-west of Guam Island (USA) with maximum sustained winds of 139 km/h (typhoon, equivalent to a category 1 cyclone in the Saffir Simpson Scale).

  • Over the next 24 hours, it is forecast to continue moving north-west and entering the Philippine Sea, strengthening and with maximum sustained winds up to 176 km/h (typhoon, equivalent to a category 2 in the Saffir Simpson Scale).

  • MAN-YI could keep moving north-west over the Philippine Sea over 23-27 November, weakening into a tropical storm.