WTSS20 VHHH 310745



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 310600 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YUTU (1826) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (18.0

N) ONE ONE SEVEN POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (117.5 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST OR NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 6

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 55 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 210 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHEAST QUADRANT, 180 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 240 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 010600 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (20.2 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (116.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 020600 UTC

TWO ONE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (21.6 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (116.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030600 UTC

TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (22.3 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (118.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.