WTPQ20 VHHH 170145



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 170000 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON KOPPU (1524) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (15.8 N) ONE

TWO FOUR POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (124.5 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 6 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 90 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 300 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180000 UTC

ONE SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (16.0 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (122.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190000 UTC

ONE SIX POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (16.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (121.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200000 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (17.8 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210000 UTC

ONE NINE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (19.1 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 220000 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (20.2 N)

ONE TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (121.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.