WTSS20 VHHH 180746



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 180600 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON SARIKA (1621) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF ONE NINE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (19.0 N) ONE

ZERO NINE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (109.7 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 270 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 240 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190600 UTC

TWO ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (21.1 N)

ONE ZERO EIGHT POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (108.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200600 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.