WTSS20 VHHH 311045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 310900 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YUTU (1826) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (18.2

N) ONE ONE SEVEN POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (117.4 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 010900 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (20.4 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (116.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 020900 UTC

TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (21.7 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (117.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030900 UTC

TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (22.3 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (118.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.