WTSS20 VHHH 030445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 030300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (22.0 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (116.6 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 6

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (23.6 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (114.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 050300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.