WTPQ20 VHHH 160147 CCA



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) HAS ENTERED THE AREA OF

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.

AT 160000 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (20.2 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (124.7 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 12 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 170000 UTC

TWO THREE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (23.6 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (122.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180000 UTC

TWO SIX POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (26.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (122.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190000 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (27.8 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (123.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200000 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (30.0 N)

ONE TWO EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (128.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210000 UTC

THREE TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (32.7 N)

ONE THREE FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (134.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.