WTSS20 VHHH 021645



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 021500 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM MAWAR (1716) WITH

CENTRAL PRESSURE 984 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60

NAUTICAL MILES OF TWO ONE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (21.6 N)

ONE ONE SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (117.1 E) AND IS

FORECAST TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 50 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

NORTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031500 UTC

TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (23.1 N)

ONE ONE SIX POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (116.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041500 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.