WTPQ20 VHHH 130446



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI (1614) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

AT 130300 UTC, SUPER TYPHOON MERANTI (1614) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 900 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (19.8 N) ONE

TWO FOUR POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (124.9 E) AND IS FORECAST

TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 125 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 240 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 140300 UTC

TWO ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (21.0 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (120.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 120 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (23.0 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (116.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 90 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160300 UTC

TWO FIVE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (25.0 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (114.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170300 UTC

TWO SIX POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (26.9 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (115.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.