WTSS20 VHHH 111945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 111800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM MERBOK (1702) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 994 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (19.2 N) ONE ONE

FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (115.8 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 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

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 121800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (22.7 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (114.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 131800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.