WWKU40 NFFN 152100 CCA
PART 1 OF 2
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SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN NUMBER ONE FOR NORTHERN COOKS ON TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TD01F ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI
OCT 152228 UTC.
A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR COOK ISLANDS.
TROPICAL DEPRESSION TD01F CENTRE [1000 HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 10.1
DEGREES SOUTH 163.4 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 190 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH OF
SUWARROW AT 151800 UTC. TD01F HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 25
KNOTS CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING SOUTHWARDS AND IS
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY TURN SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARDS. TD01F IS EXPECTED TO
INTENSIFY AND MAY DEVELOP INTO A CATEGORY 1 TROPICAL CYCLONE WITHIN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TD01F IS EXPECTED TO PASS CLOSE TO SUWARROW
DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 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:
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 WITH GUSTS TO 40 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:
WINDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY STRENGTHEN DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 30