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WTSS20 VHHH 290445



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



THE SEVERE TROPICAL STORM KRATHON (2418) HAS INTENSIFIED

INTO A TYPHOON WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 970 HECTOPASCALS. AT

290300 UTC, IT WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF ONE

NINE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (19.0 N) ONE TWO FOUR POINT

TWO DEGREES EAST (124.2 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

NORTHWEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST SLOWLY FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 65 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 15 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 270 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 300300 UTC

TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (20.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (122.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 010300 UTC

TWO ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (21.1 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (120.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 100 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 020300 UTC

TWO TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (22.8 N)

ONE TWO ZERO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (120.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 030300 UTC

TWO FIVE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (25.4 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (123.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 040300 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (30.9 N)

ONE TWO SIX POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (126.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 60 KNOTS.