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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 030900 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM NANMADOL (1703) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO EIGHT POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (28.6

N) ONE TWO FIVE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (125.5 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 24

KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 55 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



NO FURTHER WARNINGS ON THIS SEVERE TROPICAL STORM WILL BE

ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY UNLESS IT RE-ENTERS THE

HONG KONG AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040900 UTC

THREE FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (34.0 N)

ONE THREE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (135.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 050900 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.