WTPQ20 VHHH 310446



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 310300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (17.7

N) ONE TWO TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (122.8 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 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 010300 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (20.4 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (119.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 020300 UTC

TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (22.6 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (114.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (24.2 N)

ONE ZERO NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (109.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.