WTPQ20 VHHH 301346



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

AT 301200 UTC, TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 994 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE SIX POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (16.4 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 35 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 311200 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (18.7 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (122.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 011200 UTC

TWO ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (21.1 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (117.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021200 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE ONE THREE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (113.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031200 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (24.2 N)

ONE ONE ZERO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (110.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.