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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 150600 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BEBINCA (1816) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (21.0 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (111.6 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160600 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N)

ONE ZERO NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (109.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170600 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (20.0 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (106.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.



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