WTSS20 VHHH 080745



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 080600 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8

N) ONE ONE EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (118.6 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AT FIRST AND THEN MOVE WEST 6

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 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 090600 UTC

TWO TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (22.8 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (116.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 100600 UTC

TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (22.0 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (112.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 110600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.