WTSS20 VHHH 071645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 071500 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (20.8

N) ONE ONE EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (118.8 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 12

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 55 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 081500 UTC

TWO TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (22.8 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (117.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 091500 UTC

TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (23.2 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (114.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 101500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.