WTSS20 VHHH 200445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 200300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG (1416) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 982 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (19.5

N) ONE TWO ZERO POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (120.3 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH AT ABOUT 10 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 EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 240 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 210 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210300 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (24.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (120.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220300 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (27.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (121.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 230300 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (30.8 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (122.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.