WTPQ20 VHHH 151046



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 150900 UTC, TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE

955 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF

ONE FIVE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (15.0 N) ONE TWO THREE

POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (123.4 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 14 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 80 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160900 UTC

ONE SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (16.5 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (117.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170900 UTC

ONE SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (17.1 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (112.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180900 UTC

ONE EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (18.4 N)

ONE ZERO NINE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (109.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190900 UTC

ONE NINE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (19.6 N)

ONE ZERO SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (106.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200900 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N)

ONE ZERO FOUR POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (104.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.