####018002581#### WTAU05 APRF 220048 IDW23100 40:2:2:24:18S103E400:11:00 SECURITE OCEAN WIND WARNING FOR METAREA 10 Issued by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology Tropical Cyclone Warning Centre at 0048 UTC 22 MARCH 2024 HURRICANE FORCE WIND 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 0000 UTC Severe Tropical Cyclone Neville was centred within 10 nautical miles of latitude seventeen decimal eight south (17.8S) longitude one hundred and two decimal six east (102.6E) Recent movement : west at 10 knots Maximum winds : 95 knots Central pressure: 958 hPa AREA AFFECTED Within 40 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 90 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 80 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 40 nautical miles in NW quadrant. FORECAST Maximum winds to 95 knots near the centre increasing by 100 knots by 1200 UTC 22 March. Winds above 64 knots within 20 nautical miles in NE quadrant until 0000 UTC 23 March and within 20 nautical miles in SE quadrant and within 20 nautical miles in SW quadrant and within 15 nautical miles in NW quadrant until 0000 UTC 23 March, with very high seas. Winds above 48 knots within 30 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 30 nautical miles in SE quadrant increasing to 40 nautical miles by 0000 UTC 23 March and within 25 nautical miles in SW quadrant increasing to 40 nautical miles by 0000 UTC 23 March and within 20 nautical miles in NW quadrant with very rough seas. Winds above 34 knots within 40 nautical miles in NE quadrant and within 80 nautical miles in SE quadrant increasing to 90 nautical miles by 0000 UTC 23 March and within 70 nautical miles in SW quadrant increasing to 80 nautical miles by 1800 UTC 22 March and within 40 nautical miles in NW quadrant with rough seas and moderate swell Forecast positions At 1200 UTC 22 March: Within 40 nautical miles of 18.1 south 99.8 east Central pressure 947 hPa. Winds to 100 knots near centre. At 0000 UTC 23 March: Within 50 nautical miles of 18.8 south 96.6 east Central pressure 952 hPa. Winds to 95 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 0700 UTC 22 March 2024. AUSTRALIAN BUREAU OF METEOROLOGY TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING CENTRE