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TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 170300 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 935 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO FOUR POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (24.6 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (122.9 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

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



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 95 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 180300 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (27.7 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (123.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 85 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190300 UTC

TWO NINE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (29.6 N)

ONE TWO FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (125.8 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200300 UTC

THREE TWO POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (32.1 N)

ONE THREE ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (130.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 55 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210300 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.