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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 081500 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (22.3

N) ONE ONE EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (118.2 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS AT FIRST AND

THEN MOVE WEST 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 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 091500 UTC

TWO TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (22.7 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (114.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 101500 UTC

TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (111.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 111500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.



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