• Aust: STC Niran 041800

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Thursday, March 04, 2021 16:39:00
    WOAU01 ABRF 041901
    IDQ20008

    SECURITE

    OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
    Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
    Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
    at 1901 UTC 4 MARCH 2021

    HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA

    SITUATION
    At 1800 UTC Severe Tropical Cyclone Niran was centred within 15 nautical miles of
    latitude fifteen decimal eight south (15.8S)
    longitude one hundred and fifty two decimal five east (152.5E)
    Recent movement : east southeast at 19 knots
    Maximum winds : 85 knots
    Central pressure: 958 hPa

    AREA AFFECTED
    Within 200 nautical miles in NE quadrant
    and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant
    and within 110 nautical miles in SW quadrant
    and within 150 nautical miles in NW quadrant.

    FORECAST
    Maximum winds to 85 knots near the centre increasing to 100 knots by 1800 UTC 05 March.

    Winds above 64 knots within 25 nautical miles of centre with high to very high seas.

    Winds above 48 knots within 80 nautical miles in NE quadrant
    and within 40 nautical miles in SE quadrant
    and within 40 nautical miles in SW quadrant
    and within 50 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough to high seas.

    Winds above 34 knots within 200 nautical miles in NE quadrant
    and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant
    and within 130 nautical miles in SW quadrant
    and within 160 nautical miles in NW quadrant with rough to very rough seas and moderate swell in the SW quadrant and heavy swell in the NW, NE and SE quadrants. Increasing northwesterly swell expected to exceed 6m in the NE quadrant.

    Forecast positions
    At 0600 UTC 05 March: Within 50 nautical miles of 17.4 south 156.0 east
    Central pressure 946 hPa.
    Winds to 95 knots near centre.
    At 1800 UTC 05 March: Within 75 nautical miles of 19.4 south 159.8 east
    Central pressure 942 hPa.
    Winds to 100 knots near centre.

    REMARKS
    All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use email to tcwc@bom.gov.au.

    Next warning will be issued by 0100 UTC 05 March 2021.

    AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
    TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
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