WTPQ20 VHHH 101946



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 101800 UTC, SUPER TYPHOON CHAN-HOM (1509) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 930 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (27.8 N) ONE

TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (123.2 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 9 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 100 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 240 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 180 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 360 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 111800 UTC

THREE ONE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (31.4 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (122.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 121800 UTC

THREE SEVEN POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (37.0 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (124.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 131800 UTC

THREE EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (38.8 N)

ONE TWO SIX POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (126.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 141800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.