WTMA20 FIMP 251345

TTT WARNING OF STORM FORCE WINDS

PLEASE BE AWARE
WIND AND WAVE FORECASTS ARE AVERAGES. WIND GUSTS CAN BE 40 PER CENT
STRONGER THAN THE FORECAST, AND STRONGER STILL IN SQUALLS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. MAXIMUM WAVES CAN BE TWICE THE FORECAST HEIGHT.

SITUATION
AT 1200 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONE GRANT WAS CENTRED WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL
MILES OF LATITUDE TWELVE DECIMAL ONE SOUTH (12.1S) LONGITUDE NINETY
FOUR DECIMAL NINE EAST (94.9E)
RECENT MOVEMENT: WEST AT 9 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS: 40 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 995 HPA

AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES
IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN
40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.

FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 50 KNOTS BY
1200 UTC 26 DECEMBER.
FROM 0600 UTC 26 DECEMBER WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL
MILES OF CENTRE IN SW QUADRANT WITH VERY ROUGH SEAS.
WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND
WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES
IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT WITH ROUGH
SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.

FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0000 UTC 26 DECEMBER: WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF 11.9 SOUTH 93.5
EAST CENTRAL PRESSURE 992 HPA. WINDS TO 45 KNOTS
AT 1200 UTC 26 DECEMBER: WITHIN 55 NAUTICAL MILES OF 11.6 SOUTH 92.0
EAST CENTRAL PRESSURE 988 HPA. WINDS TO 50 KNOTS

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