** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 February 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION Tropical cyclone Kate with a central pressure of 995 hectopascals located at 221800 UTC near 10.8 south 144.5 east and near stationary. Position fair. AREA AFFECTED Within 50 nautical miles of the centre. FORECAST Clockwise winds 35/40 knots with maximum winds increasing to 50 knots in 24 hours time. Seas rising very rough. Forecast position at 230600 UTC 10.8 south and 145.0 east with central pressure 990 hPa and maximum winds to 45 knots. Forecast position at 231800 UTC 11.3 south and 145.7 east with central pressure 985 hPa and maximum winds to 50 knots. REMARKS All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use either email to marwxqld@bom.gov.au or fax to +61732398776 or satellite to SAC 41 through Land Earth Station Perth 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 February 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION Tropical cyclone Kate with a central pressure of 995 hectopascals located at 221800 UTC near 10.8 south 144.5 east and near stationary. Position fair. AREA AFFECTED Within 50 nautical miles of the centre. FORECAST Clockwise winds 35/40 knots with maximum winds increasing to 50 knots in 24 hours time. Seas rising very rough. Forecast position at 230600 UTC 10.8 south and 145.0 east with central pressure 990 hPa and maximum winds to 45 knots. Forecast position at 231800 UTC 11.3 south and 145.7 east with central pressure 985 hPa and maximum winds to 50 knots. REMARKS All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use either email to marwxqld@bom.gov.au or fax to +61732398776 or satellite to SAC 41 through Land Earth Station Perth 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 FEBRUARY 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION TROPICAL CYCLONE KATE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 HECTOPASCALS LOCATED AT 221800 UTC NEAR 10.8 SOUTH 144.5 EAST AND NEAR STATIONARY. POSITION FAIR. AREA AFFECTED WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. FORECAST CLOCKWISE WINDS 35/40 KNOTS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KNOTS IN 24 HOURS TIME. SEAS RISING VERY ROUGH. FORECAST POSITION AT 230600 UTC 10.8 SOUTH AND 145.0 EAST WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 HPA AND MAXIMUM WINDS TO 45 KNOTS. FORECAST POSITION AT 231800 UTC 11.3 SOUTH AND 145.7 EAST WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 985 HPA AND MAXIMUM WINDS TO 50 KNOTS. REMARKS ALL SHIPS IN THE AREA PLEASE SEND WEATHER REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS. REGULAR WEATHER OBSERVING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER SHIPS PLEASE USE EITHER EMAIL TO MARWXQLD@BOM.GOV.AU OR FAX TO +61732398776 OR SATELLITE TO SAC 41 THROUGH LAND EARTH STATION PERTH 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 February 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION Tropical cyclone Kate with a central pressure of 995 hectopascals located at 221800 UTC near 10.8 south 144.5 east and near stationary. Position fair. AREA AFFECTED Within 50 nautical miles of the centre. FORECAST Clockwise winds 35/40 knots with maximum winds increasing to 50 knots in 24 hours time. Seas rising very rough. Forecast position at 230600 UTC 10.8 south and 145.0 east with central pressure 990 hPa and maximum winds to 45 knots. Forecast position at 231800 UTC 11.3 south and 145.7 east with central pressure 985 hPa and maximum winds to 50 knots. REMARKS All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use either email to marwxqld@bom.gov.au or fax to +61732398776 or satellite to SAC 41 through Land Earth Station Perth 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 February 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION Tropical cyclone Kate with a central pressure of 995 hectopascals located at 221800 UTC near 10.8 south 144.5 east and near stationary. Position fair. AREA AFFECTED Within 50 nautical miles of the centre. FORECAST Clockwise winds 35/40 knots with maximum winds increasing to 50 knots in 24 hours time. Seas rising very rough. Forecast position at 230600 UTC 10.8 south and 145.0 east with central pressure 990 hPa and maximum winds to 45 knots. Forecast position at 231800 UTC 11.3 south and 145.7 east with central pressure 985 hPa and maximum winds to 50 knots. REMARKS All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours. Regular weather observing ships use normal channels. Other ships please use either email to marwxqld@bom.gov.au or fax to +61732398776 or satellite to SAC 41 through Land Earth Station Perth 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTAU01 ABRF 221809 *** IDQ20008 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, BRISBANE 1809 UTC 22 FEBRUARY 2006 STORM WARNING FOR NORTH EASTERN AREA SITUATION TROPICAL CYCLONE KATE WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 995 HECTOPASCALS LOCATED AT 221800 UTC NEAR 10.8 SOUTH 144.5 EAST AND NEAR STATIONARY. POSITION FAIR. AREA AFFECTED WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. FORECAST CLOCKWISE WINDS 35/40 KNOTS WITH MAXIMUM WINDS INCREASING TO 50 KNOTS IN 24 HOURS TIME. SEAS RISING VERY ROUGH. FORECAST POSITION AT 230600 UTC 10.8 SOUTH AND 145.0 EAST WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 HPA AND MAXIMUM WINDS TO 45 KNOTS. FORECAST POSITION AT 231800 UTC 11.3 SOUTH AND 145.7 EAST WITH CENTRAL PRESSURE 985 HPA AND MAXIMUM WINDS TO 50 KNOTS. REMARKS ALL SHIPS IN THE AREA PLEASE SEND WEATHER REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS. REGULAR WEATHER OBSERVING SHIPS USE NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER SHIPS PLEASE USE EITHER EMAIL TO MARWXQLD@BOM.GOV.AU OR FAX TO +61732398776 OR SATELLITE TO SAC 41 THROUGH LAND EARTH STATION PERTH 222. WEATHER BRISBANE ** WTPS31 PGTW 222100 *** MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 13P (KATE) WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 221800Z --- NEAR 10.8S 144.9E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 065 DEGREES AT 02 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT REPEAT POSIT: 10.8S 144.9E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 230600Z --- 11.1S 145.5E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 075 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 075 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 075 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 160 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 231800Z --- 11.9S 145.8E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 085 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 185 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 240600Z --- 12.7S 145.7E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 055 KT, GUSTS 070 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 015 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 090 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 210 DEG/ 04 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 241800Z --- 13.4S 145.3E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 015 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 020 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 015 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 085 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 095 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT OVER WATER 095 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT OVER WATER 085 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 222100Z POSITION NEAR 10.9S 145.1E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 13P (KATE), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 155 NM WEST-SOUTHWEST OF PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, HAS TRACKED EAST NORTHEASTWARD AT 02 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. THE SYSTEM WHICH HAD BEEN A WEAK DISTURBANCE LOCATED IN THE MONSOON TROUGH HAS RAPIDLY INTENSIFIED OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES GOOD DIVERGENCE ALOFT ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD AREA OF DIFFLUENT FLOW OVER THE NORTHWEST CORAL SEA. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY TRACK TO THE EAST UNTIL A RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN CORAL SEA AND CAUSES THE SYSTEM TO SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY TRACK. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 221800Z IS 10 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 230900Z AND 232100Z.//