WTPQ20 VHHH 160447



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 160300 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ZERO POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (20.6 N) ONE TWO

FOUR POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (124.1 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 170300 UTC

TWO THREE POINT NINE DEGREES NORTH (23.9 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (122.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC

TWO SIX POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (26.5 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (122.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190300 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (28.1 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (124.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200300 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (30.4 N)

ONE TWO EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (128.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210300 UTC

THREE THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (33.0 N)

ONE THREE FIVE POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (135.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 35 KNOTS.