WTPQ20 VHHH 311346



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 311200 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 978 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE EIGHT POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (18.8

N) ONE TWO ONE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (121.2 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN AND MOVE NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST

AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 60 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 011200 UTC

TWO ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (21.7 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (116.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021200 UTC

TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (23.2 N)

ONE ONE ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (110.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031200 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (23.6 N)

ONE ZERO FIVE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (105.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041200 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.