WTPQ20 VHHH 152246



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 152100 UTC, TROPICAL STORM RUMBIA (1818) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 994 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (29.8 N) ONE

TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 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 162100 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (30.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 172100 UTC

THREE ONE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (31.9 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (114.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 182100 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.