WTPQ20 VHHH 141645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 141500 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 ZERO DEGREES EAST (123.0 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 151500 UTC

ONE THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (13.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (120.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 161500 UTC

ONE TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (12.3 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (118.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171500 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (10.8 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (116.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.