WTSS20 VHHH 161646



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161500 UTC, TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE

960 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF

ONE SIX POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (16.8 N) ONE ONE SIX

POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (116.5 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 75 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 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (17.6 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (111.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

ONE NINE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (19.3 N)

ONE ZERO EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (108.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

TWO ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (21.1 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (106.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.