Subject: Australia: High Seas Weather Warning For Metarea 10 Issued By The

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 20:57:10 -0600

WTAU05 APRF 050255
IDW23100
40:3:1:24:16S117E999:11:00
SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE
AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING
CENTRE PERTH AT 0224UTC 5 FEBRUARY 2005
 
GALE WARNING FOR THE WESTERN AREA

Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the
averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

SITUATION
Tropical low with central pressure 995hPA located at 0200UTC
Within 20 nautical miles of
 Latitude fifteen decimal five south [15.5S]
 Longitude one hundred and seventeen decimal five east  [117.5E]
moving southwest at 4 knots.

AREA AFFECTED
Within 40 nautical miles of centre in the north eastern quadrant extending to
within 210 nautical miles in the southwest quadrant.

FORECAST
Squally conditions currently exist in the southwest quadrant, and this quadrant
will continue to have the strongest winds as the system intensifies over the
next 24 hours. The low is expected to develop into a tropical cyclone within the
next 12/24 hours, causing rough to very rough seas, moderate swell and 30/45
knot winds. 
At 1400UTC 05 February  16.1 south  117.3 east  990hPa
At 0200UTC 06 February  16.5 south  117.0 east  985hPa

Next warning issued at 0500UTC 05 February 2005

WEATHER PERTH

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