HURRICANE WARNING 051 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Dec 151915 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE YASA CENTRE 917HPA CATEGORY 5 WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.7 SOUTH 173.5
EAST AT 151800 UTC.
POSITION GOOD.
REPEAT POSITION 14.7S 173.5E at 151800 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING EAST NORTHEAST AT 4 KNOTS.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 120 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 45 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 14.9S 174.5E AT 160600 UTC
AND NEAR 15.5S 175.9E AT 161800 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
H. REMARKS...THIS INTENSITY ESTIMATE WAS DERIVED USING 4 KM IR DATA. WMG
EYE SURROUNDED BY CMG AND EMBEDDED IN WHITE YIELDS A DT OF 7.0 INCLUDING
+1.0 EYE-ADJ. MET AND PT AGREE. FT IS BASED ON DT.