WWKU41 NFFN 170300
 
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
ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS
FROM EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

THE NEXT SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1100PM TODAY
OR EARLIER.