WTPQ20 VHHH 171347



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 171200 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO FIVE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (25.8 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 90 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 90 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 60 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 45 NAUTICAL MILES OVER EASTERN

SEMICIRCLE, 30 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 181200 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (28.1 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES EAST (124.0 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191200 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT ONE DEGREES NORTH (30.1 N)

ONE TWO SEVEN POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (127.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201200 UTC

THREE TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (32.8 N)

ONE THREE ONE POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (131.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211200 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.