WTSS20 VHHH 161345



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161200 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MELOR (1527) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 90

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (14.7

N) ONE ONE NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (119.4 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO BE SLOW MOVING FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 171200 UTC

ONE ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (10.8 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (116.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181200 UTC

SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (6.5 N)

ONE ONE THREE POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (113.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER SEA.