WTPQ20 VHHH 131646



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 131500 UTC, SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI (1614) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 890 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (122.3 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 141500 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (22.4 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (118.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 151500 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (24.8 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (115.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.