WTSS20 VHHH 151645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 151500 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MELOR (1527) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (13.6 N) ONE TWO

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

MOVE WEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161500 UTC

ONE THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (13.0 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (119.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (9.4 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (116.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (5.7 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (111.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.