Hi everyone. This tropical low has now formed into TC Atu. Currently a category 1 (987 hPa) and intensifying. Slow moving on a SSW track and will not affect Australia at this time. Issued by and courtesy of RSMC Nadi TCWC on 19/02/2011 1915 UTC and re-issued by BoM Brisbane. IDQ20080
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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland
STORM WARNING 012 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 19/1915 UTC 2011 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE ATU CENTRE 987HPA CATEGORY 1 WAS LOCATED NEAR 16.7
SOUTH 169.2 EAST AT 191800UTC.
POSITION POOR.
REPEAT POSITION 16.7S 169.2E AT 191800 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 03 KNOTS. CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE INCREASING TO
55 KNOTS WITHIN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT.
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 17.3S 169.3E AT 200600 UTC
AND NEAR 17.8S 169.5E AT 201800 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.
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 011.
RE-ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE.