WWKU40 NFFN 160300
 
Special Weather Bulletin Number THREE for Northern Cooks ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TD01F ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
Oct 160526 UTC.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SUWARROW


A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR PALMERSTON, AITUTAKI
AND NEARBY ISLANDS 

TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD01F CENTRE [996 HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 10.7
DEGREES SOUTH 163.2 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 150 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF
SUWARROW AT 160300UTC. TD01F HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 30
KNOTS CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE. THE DEPRESSION IS GRADUALLY MOVING SOUTH
SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 04 KNOTS. TD01F IS EXPECTED TO FURTHER INTENSIFY
AND DEVELOP INTO A CATEGORY 1 TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 TO
18 HOURS.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TD01F IS EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO SUWARROW
DURING THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS BEFORE MOVING TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN
COOK ISLANDS. DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER SUWARROW
FROM LATER TONIGHT. GALE FORCE WINDS MAY ALSO AFFECT PALMERSTON,
AITUTAKI AND OTHER PARTS OF THE SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS DURING THE
WEEKEND.

FOR SUWARROW:
STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS,
INCREASING TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35
KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS FROM LATER TONIGHT. RAIN AND SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY. VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS
WITH DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.

FOR PUKAPUKA AND NASSAU:
FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KNOTS. PERIODS OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY
SWELLS.

FOR PALMERSTON, AITUTAKI AND NEARBY ISLANDS:
STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
WINDS MAY FURTHER INCREASE TO DAMAGING GALES WITH SPEEDS OF 35 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING AND BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS,
BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT WITH DAMAGING
HEAVY SWELLS. 

FOR THE REMAINING SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS:
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY
DURING THE WEEKEND. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, BECOMING
FREQUENT AND HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS BECOMING ROUGH WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SWELLS.

FOR THE REMAINING NORTHERN COOK ISLANDS:
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS NORTHEAST WINDS, GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. CLOUDY
PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY AT
TIMES.  ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS.


THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 160830 UTC OR
EARLIER