WTPQ20 VHHH 270445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 270300 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MEGI (1617) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (23.4 N) ONE

TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (122.5 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 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.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 270 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 280300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (24.8 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (117.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 290300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.