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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 190300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KOPPU (1524) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE SEVEN POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (17.4

N) ONE ONE NINE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (119.9 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 300 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200300 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (18.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (120.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210300 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (18.9 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (121.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220300 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (20.2 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (121.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 230300 UTC

TWO ONE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (21.6 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (121.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 240300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (121.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



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