WTAU03 ADRM 292238
IDD20130
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
NORTHERN TERRITORY
DARWIN REGIONAL FORECASTING CENTRE
40:2:1:24:15S124E999:11:00
SECURITE
HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING
HIGH SEAS WEATHER WARNING FOR METAREA 10/11
ISSUED BY THE AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY, DARWIN
ISSUED AT 2235 UTC 29 FEBRUARY 2008
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 2100 UTC A TROPICAL LOW WAS RELOCATED TO BE WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF
 LATITUDE FOURTEEN DECIMAL NINE SOUTH [14.9S]
 LONGITUDE ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR DECIMAL FOUR EAST [124.4E]
RECENT MOVEMENT : WEST AT 11 KNOTS
MAXIMUM WINDS   : 25 KNOTS
CENTRAL PRESSURE: 998 HPA
THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP INTO A TROPICAL CYCLONE IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18
HOURS.
AREA AFFECTED
WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.
FORECAST
MAXIMUM WINDS TO 25 KNOTS NEAR THE CENTRE INCREASING TO 40 KNOTS BY 2100 UTC 01
MARCH WITH ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS AND MODERATE SWELL.
FORECAST POSITIONS
AT 0900 UTC 01 MARCH: WITHIN 100 NAUTICAL MILES OF 15.2 SOUTH 123.0 EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 30 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
AT 2100 UTC 01 MARCH: WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF 15.5 SOUTH 121.3 EAST
                        CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 HPA.
                        WINDS TO 40 KNOTS NEAR CENTRE.
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 NTTCWC@BOM.GOV.AU OR FAX TO +6189203829
OR SATELLITE TO SAC 1241 THROUGH LAND EARTH STATION PERTH 212.
NEXT WARNING WILL BE ISSUED BY PERTH TCWC BY 0130 UTC 01 MARCH 2008.
DARWIN TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE