WTPQ20 VHHH 171047



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 170900 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 935 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO FIVE POINT SIX DEGREES NORTH (25.6 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (122.7 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 6 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 180900 UTC

TWO SEVEN POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (27.8 N)

ONE TWO THREE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (123.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 80 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190900 UTC

TWO NINE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (29.8 N)

ONE TWO SIX POINT SIX DEGREES EAST (126.6 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200900 UTC

THREE TWO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (32.3 N)

ONE THREE ONE POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (131.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210900 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.