• FIJI: Yasa Cat5 HW059

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Wednesday, December 16, 2020 15:45:00
    WHPS02 NFFN 161800
    HURRICANE WARNING 059 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Dec 161858 UTC.

    TROPICAL CYCLONE YASA CENTRE 899HPA CATEGORY 5 WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.5
    SOUTH 176.7 EAST AT 161800 UTC.
    POSITION GOOD.
    REPEAT POSITION 15.5S 176.7E at 161800 UTC.
    CYCLONE MOVING EAST SOUTHEAST AT 11 KNOTS.
    EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 135 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE.

    EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
    EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
    EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 200 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
    AND WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT

    FORECAST POSITION NEAR 16.6S 178.4E AT 170600 UTC
    AND NEAR 18.0S 179.8E AT 171800 UTC.

    ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND
    REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE
    NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC
    AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ

    THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 057.
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