WTSS20 VHHH 020445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 020300 UTC, TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (21.3 N) ONE ONE

SEVEN POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (117.2 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 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 030300 UTC

TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (22.6 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (116.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (24.0 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (115.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 050300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.