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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 130900 UTC, SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI (1614) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 890 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (20.3 N) ONE

TWO THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (123.5 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 130 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 240 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 140900 UTC

TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (119.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150900 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (24.3 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (116.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.