WTSS20 VHHH 011645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 011500 UTC, TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 994 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (21.2 N) ONE ONE

EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (118.2 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 35 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 150 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021500 UTC

TWO ONE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (21.9 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (117.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031500 UTC

TWO THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (23.4 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (116.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.