WTSS20 VHHH 080445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 080300 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (21.6 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (118.7 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AND INTENSIFY AT FIRST AND

THEN MOVE WEST 7 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 55 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 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 090300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (116.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 100300 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (22.5 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (112.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 110300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.