WTSS20 VHHH 011945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 011800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 990 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

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

EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (118.0 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 40 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.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (22.0 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (117.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031800 UTC

TWO THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (23.5 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (115.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.