WTPQ20 VHHH 161647



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 161500 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (22.5 N) ONE TWO

THREE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (123.0 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 90 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 171500 UTC

TWO FIVE POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (25.2 N)

ONE TWO TWO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (122.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 95 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181500 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (27.3 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (123.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

TWO NINE POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (29.4 N)

ONE TWO SIX POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (126.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 65 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201500 UTC

THREE TWO POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (32.2 N)

ONE THREE ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (131.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211500 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.