WTPQ20 VHHH 151946



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



TROPICAL STORM RUMBIA (1818) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.



AT 151800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM RUMBIA (1818) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 994 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO NINE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (29.7 N) ONE

TWO FOUR POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (124.9 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST 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 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161800 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (30.6 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171800 UTC

THREE ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (31.7 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (115.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.