WTSS20 VHHH 081045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 080900 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM LINFA (1510) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 975 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (22.0 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (118.6 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH SLOWLY AT FIRST AND THEN MOVE WEST 6

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 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 090900 UTC

TWO TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (22.8 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (116.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 100900 UTC

TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (22.0 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (112.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 110900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.