WTSS20 VHHH 021947



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 021800 UTC, TROPICAL STORM SAUDEL (2618) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 988 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO THREE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (23.2 N) ONE ONE

EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (118.0 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

BE SLOW-MOVING FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 40 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 120 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHERN SEMICIRCLE, 90 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 031800 UTC

TWO THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (23.4 N)

ONE ONE FIVE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (115.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 30 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 041800 UTC

TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (22.4 N)

ONE ONE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (112.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 25 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 051800 UTC

DISSIPATED OVER LAND.