WTNZ41 NZKL 080728
STORM WARNING 151
THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREA: SUBTROPIC
COPY OF STORM WARN ISSUED BY NADI AT 08-APR-2026 06:56 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU 975HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.4 SOUTH
177.7 EAST AT 080600 UTC.
POSITION POOR.
REPEAT POSITION 23.4S 177.7E AT 080600 UTC.
CYCLONE IS MOVING SOUTHSOUTHEAST 12 KNOTS.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE WITH HIGH TO
VERY HIGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE
EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 75 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE
WESTERN SEMICIRCLE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN
THE SECTOR FROM NORTH THROUGH EAST TO WEST AND WITHIN 130 NAUTICAL
MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND
MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 25.2S 178.5E AT 081800 UTC
AND NEAR 26.4S 178.7E AT 090600 UTC.
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 146.=