WTSS20 VHHH 300446



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 300300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NESAT (1709) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO FIVE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (25.9

N) ONE ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (118.7 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 310300 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (27.0 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (117.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 010300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.