WTSS20 VHHH 200745



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 200600 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG (1416) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 982 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (20.0

N) ONE TWO ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (120.0 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 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210600 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (24.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (120.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220600 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (28.2 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 230600 UTC

THREE ONE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (31.3 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (121.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.