WTSS20 VHHH 291345



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 291200 UTC, TROPICAL STORM HAITANG (1710) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (18.9 N) ONE

ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (117.6 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 40 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 30 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 301200 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (24.4 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (120.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 311200 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (27.7 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (118.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 011200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.