Willoughby Owen
EF2
Fiji Islands expected to take a direct hit within the next 12 hours and has exploded overnight from a cat 2 to a category 4 cyclone!
HURRICANE WARNING 010 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Dec 07/0118 UTC 2007 UTC.
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE DAMAN CENTRE [925HPA] CATEGORY 4 WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.6
SOUTH 177.8 EAST AT 070000 UTC.
POSITION GOOD.
REPEAT POSITION 15.6 SOUTH 177.8 EAST AT 070000 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT ABOUT 07 KNOTS.
CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE POSSIBLY INCREASING TO
115 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 6 TO 18 HOURS.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 64 KNOTS WITHIN 35 MILES OF THE CENTRE AND
OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 55 MILES OF CENTRE AND
OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 90 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEAST
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 80 MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
Dvorak estimates look to be around T7.0/D1.0 at present
Some recent audio from Laucala Island: http://www.stuff.co.nz/asset/daman.mp3
HURRICANE WARNING 010 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Dec 07/0118 UTC 2007 UTC.
SEVERE TROPICAL CYCLONE DAMAN CENTRE [925HPA] CATEGORY 4 WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.6
SOUTH 177.8 EAST AT 070000 UTC.
POSITION GOOD.
REPEAT POSITION 15.6 SOUTH 177.8 EAST AT 070000 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARDS AT ABOUT 07 KNOTS.
CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 105 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE POSSIBLY INCREASING TO
115 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 6 TO 18 HOURS.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 64 KNOTS WITHIN 35 MILES OF THE CENTRE AND
OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 55 MILES OF CENTRE AND
OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 90 MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEAST
SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 80 MILES OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST SEMICIRCLE
Dvorak estimates look to be around T7.0/D1.0 at present
Some recent audio from Laucala Island: http://www.stuff.co.nz/asset/daman.mp3
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