WTPQ20 VHHH 310746



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 310600 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (18.1

N) ONE TWO TWO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (122.2 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST

AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 010600 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (20.7 N)

ONE ONE EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (118.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 020600 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE ONE ONE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (111.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030600 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (23.6 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (106.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.