WTPQ20 VHHH 160747



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 160600 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO ONE POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (21.1 N) ONE TWO

THREE POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (123.9 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24

HOURS.



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



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 120 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 170600 UTC

TWO FOUR POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (24.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (122.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180600 UTC

TWO SIX POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (26.7 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (122.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190600 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (28.4 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (124.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200600 UTC

THREE ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (31.0 N)

ONE TWO NINE POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (129.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210600 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.