WTSS20 VHHH 061645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 061500 UTC, TROPICAL STORM AERE (1619) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 990 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (20.5 N) ONE ONE

SEVEN POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (117.5 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 40 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 071500 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (20.9 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (116.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 081500 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (20.9 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (115.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 091500 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (20.5 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (115.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 101500 UTC

ONE NINE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (19.9 N)

ONE ONE THREE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (113.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 111500 UTC

ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (19.2 N)

ONE ONE ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (110.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.