WTSS20 VHHH 201045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 200900 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM FUNG-WONG (1416) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 982 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (20.4

N) ONE ONE NINE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (119.9 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHEAST 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 210900 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (24.6 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (120.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220900 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (28.6 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 230900 UTC

THREE ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (31.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (121.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.