WTPQ20 VHHH 150445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 150300 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MELOR (1527) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (13.1 N) ONE TWO

ONE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (121.5 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 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 160300 UTC

ONE TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (12.7 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (119.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170300 UTC

ONE ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (11.1 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (117.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC

EIGHT POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (8.3 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (114.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.