WTPQ20 VHHH 301946



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 301800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (16.7 N) ONE TWO

THREE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (123.8 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS FOR THE

NEXT 24 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 30 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 311800 UTC

ONE NINE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (19.3 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 011800 UTC

TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (116.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021800 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (23.6 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (112.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.