WTPQ20 VHHH 141045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT (1822) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.



AT 140900 UTC, THE SUPER TYPHOON MANGKHUT (1822) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 905 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (17.1

N) ONE TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 15

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 130 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 240 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 360 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150900 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (18.9 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (119.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 110 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160900 UTC

TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (21.3 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (112.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 110 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170900 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (22.4 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (106.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.