WTSS20 VHHH 081945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 081800 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (22.4 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (117.7 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 9 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 091800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (22.2 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (114.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 101800 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (20.7 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (111.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 111800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.