WTSS20 VHHH 071045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 070900 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (118.8 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 080900 UTC

TWO TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (22.3 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (118.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 090900 UTC

TWO THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (23.4 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (115.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 100900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.