HURRICANE WARNING 044 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 190711 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WINSTON CENTRE 930HPA CATEGORY 5 WAS LOCATED NEAR 17.5 SOUTH
176.1 WEST AT 190600 UTC.
POSITION GOOD.
REPEAT POSITION 17.5S 176.1W at 190600 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING WEST AT 11 KNOTS. CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 110 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 115 KNOTS
BY 191800 UTC.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE,
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT,
WITHIN 170 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT,
WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT,
AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 17.5S 178.3W AT 191800 UTC
AND NEAR 17.7S 179.7E AT 200600 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