WTPQ20 VHHH 141045



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 140900 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MELOR (1527) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (12.7 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (124.1 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE WEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150900 UTC

ONE TWO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (12.9 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (120.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160900 UTC

ONE TWO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (12.6 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (119.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170900 UTC

ONE ONE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (11.2 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (117.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180900 UTC

NINE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (9.7 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (115.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190900 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.