GMDSS_METAREA14-TROPICS_INMARSAT ========== Caution: NAVIMAIL is not part of the Maritime Safety Information's operational data stream and should never be relied upon as the only means to obtain the latest forecast and warning information. Access to the service may be interrupted or delayed from time to time, update may also experience occasional gaps. Please refer to GMDSS OFFICIAL sources, Inmarsat SafetyNET or international NAVTEX services, for more complete information ========== WHPS01 NFFN 170600 HURRICANE WARNING 044 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Mar 17/0727 UTC 2010 UTC. REFER TO HURRICANE WARNING 379 ISSUED BY WELLINGTON. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 042. ========== FQPS01 NFFN 171800 MARINE WEATHER BULLETIN FOR ISLANDS AREA EQUATOR TO 25S BETWEEN 160E AND 120W. ISSUED BY FIJI METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE Mar 172000 UTC. PART 1 : WARNING HURRICANE WARNING 047 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Mar 17/1905 UTC 2010 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE ULUI CENTRE 952HPA CATEGORY 3 LOCATED NEAR 14.7 SOUTH 157.8 EAST AT 171800 UTC. POSITION GOOD. REPEAT POSITION 14.7S 157.8E AT 171800 UTC. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH AT 03 KNOTS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 85 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS ABOVE 64 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS ABOVE 48 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 15.6S 157.8E AT 180600 UTC. AND NEAR 16.6S 157.2E AT 181800 UTC. ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICALS MILES OF THE 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. THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 046. PARTS 2 AND 3 : SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST VALID UNTIL Mar 181800 UTC. TROUGH T1 EQ 168E 05S 175E 15S 179W 20S 175W 25S 169W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 MILES OF T1. TROUGH T2 16S 160E 20S 170E 25S 177E SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND FEW SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 180 MILES OF T2. TROUGH T3 14S 165W 10S 160W 09S 155W 10S 149W 15S 139W 20S 135W 25S 133W SLOW MOVING. POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WITHIN 150 MILES ON T3. AREA 1, THAT IS OUTSIDE HURRICANE WARNING 047 AND BOUNDED BY 10S 160E 12S 164E 15S 165E 18S 163 20S 160E 10S 160E EXPECT NORTHERLY TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS. IN THE AREA SOUTH OF 20S AND WEST OF 175E EXPECT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHEAST SWELLS. ==========