WTPQ20 VHHH 111046



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 110900 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON CHAN-HOM (1509) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO NINE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (29.9 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (122.4 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 240 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 210 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 300 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 120900 UTC

THREE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (35.7 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (124.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 130900 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.