WTPQ20 VHHH 262245



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 262100 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MEGI (1617) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 935 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (22.7 N) ONE TWO

THREE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (123.7 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 95 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, 240 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 270 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHWEST QUADRANT, 300 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 272100 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (24.5 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (118.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 282100 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (24.9 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (115.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 292100 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.