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发表于 2011-2-18 11:09
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Advisory Number 2 on a Tropical Low issued by the Vanuatu Meteorological
Service, Port Vila at 12:53pm VUT Friday 18 February 2011.
At 11:00am local time today, a tropical low (1000 hPa) was located near
14.7S 168.5E, square letter H, number 4 (H, 4) of the Vanuatu tropical
cyclone tracking map. This is about 60 KM northeast of Maewo.
The system is moving west at 18 KM/HR. The potential for the system
to become a tropcial cyclone within the next 24 to 48 hours as well
as move towards the Vanuatu group is moderate to high.
Forecast Positions
Date and Time Position Intensity
+06 hours (5pm, 18 Feb) 15.0S, 168.4E 25 KTS (45 KM/HR)
+12 hours (11pm, 18 Feb) 15.4S, 168.3E 30 KTS (55 KM/HR)
+18 hours (5am, 19 Feb) 15.8S, 168.2E 30 KTS (55 KM/HR)
+24 hours (11am, 19 Feb) 16.1S, 168.1E 30 KTS (55 KM/HR)
+36 hours (11pm, 19 Feb) 16.7S, 168.1E 40 KTS (75 KM/HR)
+48 hours (11am, 20 Feb) 17.2S, 168.2E 40 KTS (75 KM/HR)
Heavy rainfall is expected over the northern and central islands of Vanuatu,
possible flooding over low lying areas and areas close to river banks.
Heavy rainfall will spread to other parts of the group from tonight
or early tomorrow. A marine strong wind warning is current for the channel
between Efate and Erromango and the southern waters of Vanuatu as seas are
rough with moderate swells. Seas will become very rough with heavy swells
from tomorrow. The National Disaster Management Office (NDMO) advises that
there is no Alert at present, but people should remain cautious and must
be ready to take precautionary measures should the need arise.
The Vanuatu Meteorological Service will issue the next advice at
6:00pm today or ealier should the situation changes. Because of the
large uncertainty of the forecast track at this stage, people
throughout Vanuatu should listen to all Radio Outlets to get
the latest information on the system. This Bulletin and the Forecast
Track Map is available on the VMS's website www.meteo.gov.vu |
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