WTSS20 VHHH 020145



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 020000 UTC, TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ONE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (21.3 N) ONE ONE

SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (117.3 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 150 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030000 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (22.5 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (116.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040000 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (23.7 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (115.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 050000 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.