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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 311200 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM YUTU (1826) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (18.4

N) ONE ONE SEVEN POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (117.2 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE 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 011200 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (116.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021200 UTC

TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (21.8 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (117.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031200 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (22.4 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (118.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.



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