WTPQ20 VHHH 151946



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 151800 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 935 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (15.7 N) ONE

TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (121.8 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 95 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161800 UTC

ONE SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (16.7 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (115.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171800 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (17.5 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (111.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181800 UTC

ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (19.2 N)

ONE ZERO SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (107.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191800 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (20.5 N)

ONE ZERO FIVE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (105.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (22.1 N)

ONE ZERO FOUR POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (104.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.