WTPQ20 VHHH 150446



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 150300 UTC, TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE

970 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF

ONE FOUR POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (14.4 N) ONE TWO FOUR

POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (124.2 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 65 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160300 UTC

ONE SIX POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (16.3 N)

ONE ONE NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (119.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170300 UTC

ONE SIX POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (16.9 N)

ONE ONE FOUR POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (114.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (18.1 N)

ONE ONE ZERO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (110.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190300 UTC

ONE NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (19.5 N)

ONE ZERO SEVEN POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (107.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200300 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (20.7 N)

ONE ZERO FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (105.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.