** WTPS01 NFFN 300900 ***
Gale Warning 029 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI 2115 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE ULA CENTRE [993HPA] CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.0
SOUTH 167.2 WEST AT 300700 UTC.
POSITION FAIR.
REPEAT POSITION 12.0S 167.2W.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS
WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT,
WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT,
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE SOUTHWEST QUADRANT,
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT.
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 14.2S 167.8W AT 301900 UTC.
AND NEAR 15.6S 168.8W AT 310700 UTC.
ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND
REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS.
OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC AT MET DOT GOV
DOT FJ
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY NUMBER A8 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
1202 UTC.
TRTROPICAL CYCLONE ULA CENTRE [975HPA] CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR
16.2SOUTH 169.7 WEST AT 311800 UTC. POSITION FAIR. CYCLONE MOVING
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 4 KNOTS.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 15 NAUTICAL MILES.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE NORTHEAST
QUADRANT,
WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE SOUTHEAST
QUADRANT,
WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE SOUTHWEST
QUADRANT,
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN THE NORTHWEST
QUADRANT.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 15 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE.
ABOVE 33 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.
DEEP CONVECTION REMAINS PERSISTANT WITH PRIMARY BANDS WRAPPING
TIGHTLY AROUND THE LLCC. ORGANISATION GOOD. OUTFLOW GOOD TO THE SOUTH
AND EAST. SYSTEM LIES UNDER AN UPPER DIFFLUENT REGION IN A LOW
SHEARED ENVIRONMENT. TROPICAL CYCLONE ULA IS BEING STEERED TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST BY A EAST-NORTHEAST DEEP LAYER MEAN FLOW. DVORAK
ANALYSIS BASED ON EYE PATTERN WITH WHITE EYE SURROUNDED BY WHITE
YIELDING DT=5.0, MET=5.0 AND PT=5.0. FT BASED ON PT THUS
T5.0/5.0/D1.5/24HRS.
FORECASTS :
AT 12 HRS VALID AT 010600 UTC 17.1S 171.1W MOV WSW AT 10KT WITH 65KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE.
AT 24 HRS VALID AT 011800 UTC 17.8S 174.0W MOV WSW AT 11KT WITH 65KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE.
OUTLOOK :
AT 36 HRS VALID AT 020600 UTC 18.1S 176.1W MOV WSW AT 11KT WITH 60KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE.
AT 48 HRS VALID AT 021800 UTC 18.5S 178.1W MOV WSW AT 10KT WITH 55KT
CLOSE TO CENTRE.
THE NEXT TROPICAL DISTURBANCE ADVISORY ON TROPICAL CYCLONE ULA WILL
BE ISSUED AT OR AROUND 010000UTC.