WTPQ20 VHHH 032245



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 032100 UTC, TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 990 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (15.7 N) ONE

TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR

THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 042100 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (17.6 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (122.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 052100 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (18.9 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 062100 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (20.9 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (121.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 072100 UTC

TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (23.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (122.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 082100 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (24.3 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (122.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.