WTSS20 VHHH 080145



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 080000 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (21.5 N)

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

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AND INTENSIFY AT FIRST AND

THEN MOVE WEST 6 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 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 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 090000 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (23.0 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (117.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 100000 UTC

TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (22.6 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (112.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 110000 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.