** WTAU03 ADRM 241942 *** IDD20130 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY NORTHERN TERRITORY DARWIN REGIONAL FORECASTING CENTRE 40:2:2:24:13S133E999:11:00 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10/11 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN ISSUED AT 1930 UTC 24 APRIL 2006 PLEASE BE AWARE WIND GUSTS CAN BE A FURTHER 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE, AND MAXIMUM WAVES MAY BE UP TO TWICE THE HEIGHT. GALE WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 1800 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONE MONICA ESTIMATED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.7 S 132.7 E MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AT 11 KNOTS. CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HPA. AREA AFFECTED WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. FORECAST WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL. 0600 UTC 25 APR: CENTRE WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.2 S 131.4 E. 985 HPA. WINDS TO 45 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE. 1800 UTC 25 APR: CENTRE WITHIN 85 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.8 S 130.0 E. 990 HPA. WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE. REMARKS SHIPS IN THE GENERAL AREA PLEASE TRANSMIT 3-HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. DARWIN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE ** WTAU03 ADRM 241942 *** IDD20130 AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY NORTHERN TERRITORY DARWIN REGIONAL FORECASTING CENTRE 40:2:2:24:13S133E999:11:00 SECURITE HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10/11 ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN ISSUED AT 1930 UTC 24 APRIL 2006 PLEASE BE AWARE WIND GUSTS CAN BE A FURTHER 40 PERCENT STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGES GIVEN HERE, AND MAXIMUM WAVES MAY BE UP TO TWICE THE HEIGHT. GALE WARNING FOR NORTHERN AREA SITUATION AT 1800 UTC TROPICAL CYCLONE MONICA ESTIMATED WITHIN 25 NAUTICAL MILES OF 12.7 S 132.7 E MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AT 11 KNOTS. CENTRAL PRESSURE 980 HPA. AREA AFFECTED WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. FORECAST WINDS ABOVE 34 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL. 0600 UTC 25 APR: CENTRE WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.2 S 131.4 E. 985 HPA. WINDS TO 45 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE. 1800 UTC 25 APR: CENTRE WITHIN 85 NAUTICAL MILES OF 13.8 S 130.0 E. 990 HPA. WINDS TO 35 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE. REMARKS SHIPS IN THE GENERAL AREA PLEASE TRANSMIT 3-HOURLY WEATHER REPORTS. DARWIN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE ** WTXS31 PGTW 242100 *** MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 23P (MONICA) WARNING NR 017 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241800Z --- NEAR 12.8S 133.0E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 220 DEGREES AT 11 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 040 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND REPEAT POSIT: 12.8S 133.0E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 14.0S 132.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 015 KT, GUSTS 025 KT DISSIPATED AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND --- REMARKS: 242100Z POSITION NEAR 13.1S 132.7E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 23P (MONICA), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 130 NM EAST OF DARWIN, AUSTRALIA, HAS TRACKED SOUTHWESTWARD AT 11 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED AND RECENT MICROWAVE IMAGERY INDICATE THAT TC 23P IS NOW LOCATED OVER LAND. THE DEEP CONVECTION ASSOCIATED WITH TC 23P HAS DISSIPATED RAPIDLY OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS AS IT MOVES INLAND. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WARNING CENTER (NAVPACMETOCCEN). THE SYSTEM WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION.// ** WTIO31 PGTW 242100 *** MSGID/GENADMIN/NAVPACMETOCCEN PEARL HARBOR HI/JTWC// SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING// RMKS/ 1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 02B WARNING NR 001 01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHIO MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE --- WARNING POSITION: 241800Z --- NEAR 8.9N 89.6E MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 305 DEGREES AT 05 KTS POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 060 NM POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION: MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 035 KT, GUSTS 045 KT REPEAT POSIT: 8.9N 89.6E --- FORECASTS: 12 HRS, VALID AT: 250600Z --- 9.4N 89.0E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 035 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 035 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 045 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 24 HRS, VALID AT: 251800Z --- 10.1N 88.6E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 045 KT, GUSTS 055 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 045 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 045 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 055 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 330 DEG/ 04 KTS --- 36 HRS, VALID AT: 260600Z --- 10.8N 88.2E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 355 DEG/ 06 KTS --- EXTENDED OUTLOOK: 48 HRS, VALID AT: 261800Z --- 11.9N 88.1E MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 050 KT, GUSTS 065 KT RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 055 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT 055 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT 065 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT 065 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT --- REMARKS: 242100Z POSITION NEAR 9.0N 89.5E. TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 02B (NONAME), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 610 NM SOUTHWEST OF YANGON, MYANMAR, HAS TRACKED NORTHWESTWARD AT 05 KNOTS OVER THE PAST 06 HOURS. RECENT ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY AND A 232342Z QUIKSCAT IMAGE INDICATE INCREASED CONVECTION AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WHICH JUSTIFIES WARNING STATUS. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 241800Z IS 14 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS AT 250900Z AND 252100Z.//