WTPQ20 VHHH 161945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK (1726) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 990 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

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

FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (124.7 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 40 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171800 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (10.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (121.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181800 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (10.3 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (118.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191800 UTC

NINE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (9.6 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (115.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201800 UTC

EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (8.6 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (111.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211800 UTC

SEVEN POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (7.9 N)

ONE ZERO SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (107.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.