** WTPS01 NFFN 211200 ***
GALE WARNING 062 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 211253 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE BART CENTRE 994HPA CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.6
SOUTH 162.3 WEST AT 211200 UTC.
POSITION POOR.
REPEAT POSITION 22.6S 162.3W AT 211200 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 19 KNOTS.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN EASTERN
SEMICIRCLE
WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN NORTHWEST
QUADRANT
WITHIN 060 NAUTICAL MILES IN SOUTHWEST
QUADRANT
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 24.9S 159.1W AT 220000 UTC
AND NEAR 27.3S 155.8W AT 221200 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