• Aust: TC Billy 151831

    From Weather Alert@21:1/175 to All on Tue Mar 15 16:53:00 2022
    WTAU05 APRF 151831
    IDW23100

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    SECURITE

    OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10
    Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology
    Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre
    at 1831 UTC 15 MARCH 2022

    GALE WARNING

    Please be aware, wind gusts can be a further 40 percent stronger than the averages given here, and maximum waves may be up to twice the height.

    SITUATION
    At 1800 UTC Tropical Cyclone Billy was centred within 20 nautical miles of
    latitude seventeen decimal three south (17.3S)
    longitude ninety five decimal three east (95.3E)
    Recent movement : west southwest at 10 knots
    Maximum winds : 45 knots
    Central pressure: 993 hPa

    AREA AFFECTED
    Within 50 nautical miles of the centre, extending to 120 nautical miles in the SE and SW quadrants.

    FORECAST
    Maximum winds to 45 knots near the centre easing to 35 knots by 0600 UTC 16 March.

    Winds above 34 knots within 50 nautical miles in NE quadrant
    and within 120 nautical miles in SE quadrant
    and within 120 nautical miles in SW quadrant with very rough seas and heavy swell.

    Forecast positions
    At 0600 UTC 16 March: Within 50 nautical miles of 17.9 south 93.3 east
    Central pressure 997 hPa.
    Winds to 35 knots near centre.
    At 1800 UTC 16 March: Within 70 nautical miles of 19.0 south 91.7 east
    Central pressure 997 hPa.
    Winds to 35 knots near centre.

    REMARKS
    All ships in the area please send weather reports every three hours.
    Regular weather observing ships use normal channels.
    Other ships please use email to tcwc@bom.gov.au.

    Next warning will be issued by 0100 UTC 16 March 2022.

    AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY
    TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE
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