WTPQ20 VHHH 031945



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



TROPICAL STORM(TS) LINFA(1510) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.



AT 031800 UTC, LINFA (1510) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 990

HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE

FIVE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (15.4 N) ONE TWO FIVE POINT

ZERO DEGREES EAST (125.0 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT

24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041800 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (17.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (122.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 051800 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (18.7 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 061800 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (20.7 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (121.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 071800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (22.9 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (122.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 081800 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (24.0 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (122.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.