WTPQ20 VHHH 040445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 040300 UTC, TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 990 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE SIX POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (16.2 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (124.4 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE 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 150 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 050300 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (18.0 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (122.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 060300 UTC

ONE NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (19.4 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 070300 UTC

TWO ONE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (21.4 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (121.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 080300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (23.5 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (122.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 090300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (24.4 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (122.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.