WTPQ20 VHHH 150145



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 150000 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MELOR (1527) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (13.0 N) ONE

TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (121.7 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 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 160000 UTC

ONE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (12.8 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (119.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170000 UTC

ONE ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (11.5 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (117.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180000 UTC

EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (8.6 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (114.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190000 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.