WWKU41 NFFN 170300
PART 1 OF 2
SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER TWO FOR SOUTHERN COOKS  
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI OCT 170252 UTC.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR AITUTAKI.
A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN
COOKS. 
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATI CENTRE [993 HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.3 DEGREES
SOUTH 163.6 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 115 KILOMETRES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF
SUWARROW AT 2PM TODAY. WATI HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85
KM/HR CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE WITH GUSTS TO 120 KM/HR. WATI IS GRADUALLY
MOVING SOUTH AT ABOUT 8 KM/HR TOWARDS SOUTHERN COOKS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TC WATI CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 320KM
NORTHWEST OF AITUTAKI BY AROUND 10AM TOMORROW [SATURDAY] AND ABOUT
100KM NORTH OF AITUTAKI BY 10AM ON SUNDAY.   
FOR AITUTAKI:
FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KILOMETRES WITH GUSTS TO 80 KM/HR.
WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO DAMAGING GALE FORCE WINDS WITH AVERAGE
SPEEDS OF 85KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 120KM/HR FROM EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING.  CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS INCREASING TO PERIODS OF
RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOMORROW
[SATURDAY]. ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS. HIGH SEAS
EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY MORNING.
FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS:
MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS, INCREASING TO STRONG WITH AVERAGE
WINDS UP TO 45KM/HR WITH GUSTS UP TO 90KM/HR FROM LATER TOMORROW.
CLOUDY PERIODS WITH SOME SHOWERS, INCREASING TO PERIODS OF RAIN,
HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS FROM TOMORROW. MODERATE TO