Subject: Australia: Darwin Regional Forecasting Centre

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 13:29:28 -0600

WTAU03 ADRM 061927
IDD20130
BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY 
NORTHERN TERRITORY REGION
DARWIN REGIONAL FORECASTING CENTRE

40:2:1:24:10S135E999:11:00
SECURITE

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING

HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10/11
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
AT 1930 UTC 6 FEBRUARY 2005

PLEASE BE AWARE
WIND GUSTS CAN BE A FURTHER 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIV
EN HERE,
AND MAXIMUM WAVES MAY BE UP TO TWICE THE HEIGHT. 

STORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA

SITUATION
AT 1800 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONE HARVEY 988 HPA CENTRED WITHIN 30 NAUTICA
L MILES OF
15.0S 139.3E. TC HARVEY HAS MOVED SOUTH AT 6 KNOTS RECENTLY AND IS EX
PECTED TO
MOVE SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTWARD TODAY.

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.

FORECAST
SUSTAINED WINDS TO 45 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE, INCREASING TO 55 KNOTS LATER
 TODAY.
CLOCKWISE WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE. 
HIGH SEAS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.

0600 UTC 07 FEBRUARY:
    15.8 S 138.9 E 985 HPA. WINDS TO 50 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
1800 UTC 07 FEBRUARY:
    16.7 S 138.6 E 980 HPA. WINDS TO 55 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.

REMARKS
SHIPS IN THE GENERAL AREA PLEASE TRANSMIT 3-HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS.

DARWIN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE

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