WTSS20 VHHH 161645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161500 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MELOR (1527) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE FOUR POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (14.6 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (119.4 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (10.2 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (116.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

SIX POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (6.2 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (112.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.