WTPQ20 VHHH 171947



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 171800 UTC, SEVERE TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL

PRESSURE 950 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL

MILES OF TWO SIX POINT TWO DEGREES NORTH (26.2 N) ONE TWO

TWO POINT EIGHT DEGREES EAST (122.8 E) AND IS FORECAST TO

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



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 85 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 181800 UTC

TWO EIGHT POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (28.7 N)

ONE TWO FOUR POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (124.7 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 75 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191800 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (30.7 N)

ONE TWO EIGHT POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (128.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201800 UTC

THREE THREE POINT EIGHT DEGREES NORTH (33.8 N)

ONE THREE THREE POINT FOUR DEGREES EAST (133.4 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 45 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211800 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.