WTPQ20 VHHH 171647



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 171500 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 945 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO SIX POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (26.0 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 181500 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (28.4 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (124.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191500 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT FOUR DEGREES NORTH (30.4 N)

ONE TWO SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (127.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201500 UTC

THREE THREE POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (33.3 N)

ONE THREE TWO POINT FIVE DEGREES EAST (132.5 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211500 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.