WTPQ20 VHHH 181347



TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING



AT 181200 UTC, TYPHOON MALAKAS (1616) WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE

955 HECTOPASCALS WAS CENTRED WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF

TWO EIGHT POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (28.0 N) ONE TWO FIVE

POINT ONE DEGREES EAST (125.1 E) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE

NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 12 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.



NO FURTHER WARNINGS ON THIS TYPHOON WILL BE ISSUED BY THE

HONG KONG OBSERVATORY UNLESS IT RE-ENTERS THE HONG KONG

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 191200 UTC

THREE ZERO POINT SEVEN DEGREES NORTH (30.7 N)

ONE TWO EIGHT POINT NINE DEGREES EAST (128.9 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 70 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 201200 UTC

THREE FOUR POINT ZERO DEGREES NORTH (34.0 N)

ONE THREE FIVE POINT THREE DEGREES EAST (135.3 E)

MAXIMUM WINDS 50 KNOTS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY AT 211200 UTC

BECOME EXTRATROPICAL LOW.