WTPQ20 VHHH 161645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161500 UTC, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK (1726) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (12.0 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS 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.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 150 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

ONE ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (11.1 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (121.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (10.7 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (117.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (9.4 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (115.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201500 UTC

EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (8.4 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (112.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211500 UTC

SEVEN POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (7.5 N)

ONE ZERO NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (109.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.