TD01 (2145)
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| Hurricane Veiru | |
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| As of: | 0100 local time February 6, 2145 |
| Location: | 85 km south of Dashake |
| Winds: | 150 km/h (95 mph) ({{{windtype}}}) |
| Pressure: | 971 hPa/mbar (72.83 cmHg, 28.67 inHg) |
| Movement: | North at 25 km/h (16 mph) |
| See latest advisory below. Past advisories and discussions available here | |
Hurricane Veiru Public Advisory
HURRICANE VEIRU (4501) ADVISORY 006 LIVERPOOL ENGLAND MET SERV HURRICANE PREDICTION CENTRE OREAN, LIVERPOOL ENGLAND HEADQUARTERS 1 AM LOCAL TIME ... 5 AM HPT FEB 6 2145 HURRICANE VEIRU CONTINUES TO GAIN FORWARD SPEED... STORM HAS STRENGTHENED TO A CATEGORY TWO SYSTEM... CATEGORY TWO LANDFALL ON DASHAKE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT THREE TO FOUR HOURS AS STORM CONTINUES TO SPEED UP. PLEASE TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. COMPUTER MODELS TAKE THE STORM OVER LAND FOR LESS THAN THREE HOURS... BEFORE TURNING WEST AND HEADING BACK OUT TO SEA. IF THIS OCCURS... IT WOULD KEEP THE NAME VEIRU... UNLESS IT LOSES CIRCULATION OVER LAND... WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED... UNLESS IT DISSIPATES INLAND. THE OFFICIAL MSHPC MODEL AGREES WITH THE COMPUTER MODELS AND TRACKS IT BACK OUT INTO THE COKEKILAN STRAIT HEADING WEST... MAINTANING ITS FORWARD MOVING SPEED... AND EMERGING INTO THE OPEN WATERS AS AT THE VERY LEAST A LOW-END CAT 1 HURRICANE. AS SUCH, HURRICANE WATCHES HAVE BEEN ISSUED... FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE COKEKILAN ARMY BASE IN KINGKILA... AS WELL AS THE ISLAND OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE. THE MSHPC HAS WRITTEN TO THE KINGKILAN/COKEKILAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTING PERMISSION TO FLY HURRICANE HUNTERS INTO THE MILITARY NO-FLY ZONE OVER KING KEV NAVAL BASE IF NECESSARY. HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN DASHAKE COAST. WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE ISLANDS OF THE COKEKILAN ARMY BASE IN KINGKILA... AS WELL AS THE ISLAND OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE BASE IN KINGKILA. HURRICANE WARNINGS MEAN THAT CONDITIONS NORMALLY EXPECTED OF AND IN A HURRICANE ARE DUE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA INSIDE 24 HOURS. HURRICANE WATCHES MEAN THAT CONDITIONS NORMALLY EXPECTED OF AND IN A HURRICANE ARE DUE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA IN 24-36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1 AM LOCAL TIME... 3 AM PAX TIME OR 5 AM HEARTLAND PRUDENTIA TIME... THE CENTRE OF HURRICANE VEIRU WAS LOCATED ABOUT 85 KM... 53 MILES... SOUTH OF THE DASHAKE COAST AND MOVING AT NORTH AT 14 KT... 16 MPH OR 25 KM/H. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 150 KM/H... 95 MPH OR 80 KT... GUSTING TO 100 KT... MAKING VEIRU A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 971 HPA... 72.83 CMHG OR 28.67 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1 AM POSITION... 85 KM SOUTH OF DASHAKE COAST AND MOVING NORTH AT 25 KM/H. LANDFALL WITHIN... FOUR HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 80 KNOTS...95 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS... MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 971 HPA. TAKE SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. HURRICANE WARNINGS IN EFFECT. HURRICANE WATCHES IN EFFECT. HIGH COASTAL SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT. HIGH WIND AND ROUGH SEAS ADVISORY IN EFFECT. THE NEXT FULL ADVISORY WILL BE RELEASED AT 8 AM HPT... 4 AM LOCAL TIME... WITH AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY IF NEEDED IF LANDFALL MADE BEFORE NEXT ADVISORY. FORECASTED BY RINDLI
