WTPQ20 VHHH 181047



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 180900 UTC, TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE

955 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF

TWO SEVEN POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (27.7 N) ONE TWO FOUR

POINT SEVEN DEGREES EAST (124.7 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 10 KNOTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.



MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 80 KNOTS.



RADIUS OF OVER 33 KNOT WINDS 150 NAUTICAL MILES OVER

SOUTHEAST QUADRANT, 120 NAUTICAL MILES ELSEWHERE.

RADIUS OF OVER 47 KNOT WINDS 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 63 KNOT WINDS 30 NAUTICAL MILES.

RADIUS OF OVER 2 METRE WAVES 180 NAUTICAL MILES.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 190900 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT THREE DEGREES NORTH (30.3 N)

ONE TWO EIGHT POINT TWO DEGREES EAST (128.2 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 200900 UTC

THREE THREE POINT FIVE DEGREES NORTH (33.5 N)

ONE THREE FOUR POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (134.1 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 210900 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.