WTPQ20 VHHH 130445

TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING

AT 130300 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON CHANTHU (2114) WITH CENTRAL
PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 10 NAUTICAL
MILES OF THREE ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (30.0 N) ONE
TWO THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (123.5 E) AND IS FORECAST
TO MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS AT FIRST, AND
MOVE SLOWLY LATER FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES OVER
EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 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 210 NAUTICAL MILES OVER
EASTERN SEMICIRCLE, 150 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

NO FURTHER WARNINGS ON THIS SEVERE TYPHOON WILL BE ISSUED
BY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY UNLESS IT RE-ENTERS THE HONG
KONG AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 140300 UTC
THREE ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (31.1 N)
ONE TWO TWO POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (122.2 E)
MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 150300 UTC
THREE ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (31.1 N)
ONE TWO ONE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (121.8 E)
MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 160300 UTC
THREE ONE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (31.6 N)
ONE TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (122.1 E)
MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170300 UTC
THREE FOUR POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (34.1 N)
ONE TWO SIX POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (126.2 E)
MAXIMUM WINDS 40 KNOTS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC
BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.