WTSS20 VHHH 311946



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 311800 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NIDA (1604) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 978 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (19.4

N) ONE TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (120.2 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 120 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 210 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 011800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (22.1 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (115.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 021800 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (23.7 N)

ONE ZERO NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (109.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.