WTSS20 VHHH 140746



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 140600 UTC, SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI (1614) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 930 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (22.5 N) ONE ONE

NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (119.8 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 100 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 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 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150600 UTC

TWO FIVE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (25.4 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (117.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.=