WTPQ20 VHHH 151646



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 151500 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE FIVE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (15.5 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (122.4 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 90 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 210 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161500 UTC

ONE SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (16.7 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (116.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (17.3 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (111.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (18.7 N)

ONE ZERO EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (108.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

ONE NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (19.8 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (106.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201500 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (20.8 N)

ONE ZERO FOUR POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (104.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.