WWKU41 NFFN 162100
 
Special Weather Bulletin Number ONE for Southern Cooks  
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Oct 162100 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 [994 HPA] WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.1 DEGREES
SOUTH 163.0 DEGREES WEST OR ABOUT 125 KILOMETRES NORTH OF SUWARROW AT
8AM TODAY. WATI HAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 75 KM/HR CLOSE
TO ITS CENTRE WITH GUSTS TO 100 KM/HR. WATI IS GRADUALLY MOVING
SOUTHEAST AT ABOUT 14 KM/HR TOWARDS SOUTHERN COOKS.

ON THE FORECAST TRACK, TC WATI CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO BE ABOUT 530KM 
NORTH-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 75KM/HR AND MOMENTARY GUSTS TO 100KM/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 UPTO 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 0500PM TODAY
OR EARLIER.