STORM WARNING 087 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI FEB 240646 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE RAE [RAY] CENTRE 980HPA CATEGORY 2 WAS LOCATED NEAR
19.1 SOUTH 179.3 WEST AT 240600 UTC.
POSITION FAIR.
REPEAT POSITION 19.1S 179.3W AT 240600 UTC.
CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH AT 10 KNOTS. CYCLONE INTENSIFYING.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE INCREASING TO
60 KNOTS BY 251800 UTC.
EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 15 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 10 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 90 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT
AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT
FORECAST POSITION NEAR 21.3S 179.2W AT 241800 UTC
AND NEAR 23.4S 178.4W AT 250600 UTC.
ALL VESSELS WITHIN 300 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE ARE REQUESTED TO SEND
REPORTS EVERY THREE HOURS TO RSMC NADI. VOS REPORTING SHIPS USE
NORMAL CHANNELS. OTHER VESSELS FAX PLUS 679 6720190 OR EMAIL NADITCC
AT MET DOT GOV DOT FJ
THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 084.
