WTSS20 VHHH 200445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 200300 UTC, TROPICAL STORM KOPPU (1524) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (18.9 N) ONE

TWO ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (120.5 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO BE SLOW MOVING FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 270 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210300 UTC

ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (19.2 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (121.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220300 UTC

ONE NINE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (19.9 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (122.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 230300 UTC

TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (21.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (122.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 240300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (122.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 250300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (24.7 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (123.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.