WTPQ20 VHHH 162245



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 162100 UTC, TROPICAL STORM KAI-TAK (1726) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 995 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

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

FOUR POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (124.5 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 35 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 90 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 172100 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (10.7 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 182100 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (10.2 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (118.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 192100 UTC

NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (9.4 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (115.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 202100 UTC

EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (8.4 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (111.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 212100 UTC

SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (7.8 N)

ONE ZERO SEVEN POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (107.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.