WTPQ32 PGUM 181601 TCPPQ2 BULLETIN TYPHOON NURI (13W) ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TIYAN GU 2 AM CHST TUE AUG 19 2008 ...NURI INTENSIFIES TO TYPHOON STRENGTH AS IT STILL MOVES WESTWARD... NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT. AT 1 AM CHST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NURI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 129.2 DEGREES EAST. THIS IS ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF MANILA AND 770 MILES NORTHWEST OF YAP. TYPHOON NURI IS MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH. A SLIGHT TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND A GRADUAL REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 75 MPH. TYPHOON NURI IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES FROM THE CENTER. REPEATING THE 1 AM CHST POSITION...16.5 DEGREES NORTH AND 129.2 DEGREES EAST...MOVING WEST AT 17 MPH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 75 MPH. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR TYPHOON NURI. $$ STANKO