WTMA20 FIMP 031900

TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WIND


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.

AT 1800 UTC SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE VINCE  WAS CENTERED WITHIN 20
NAUTICAL MILES OF LATITUDE SEVENTEEN DECIMAL ONE SOUTH (17.1S) AND
LONGITUDE NINETY TWO DECIMAL TWO EAST (92.2E)

RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST AT 14 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 75 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 971 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 75 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 85 KNOTS BY
0600 UTC 04 FEBRUARY.

WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
WITH HIGH SEAS.

WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.

WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 160 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
  AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT, INCREASING TO 90
NAUTICAL MILES
BY 1800 UTC 4 FEBRUARY
 WITH ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.



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