WTPQ20 VHHH 141345



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 141200 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MELOR (1527) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (12.8 N) ONE TWO

THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (123.5 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 151200 UTC

ONE THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (13.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (120.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161200 UTC

ONE TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (12.4 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (118.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171200 UTC

ONE ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (11.0 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (117.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181200 UTC

NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (9.4 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (115.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.