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     UNOCHA Alert No.2 on TC Pat 

UNOCHA PACIFIC  

9th February 2010 

A Tropical Cyclone Pat is located near 14.0 South 159.6 West at 081800 UTC 
(identified with a red star in the tracking map attached), and expected turn into the 
Southwards and later South West direction as Joint Typhoon Warning Centre forecast 
shows (attached).  If the cyclone continues on this track, the damaging gale force wind is 
expected to affect Aituaki and Palmerston in the next 24 to 48 hours. 

 

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A TC Alert is now in force for Southern Cooks while TC gale warning previously in 
force for Suwarrow and a strong wind warning previously in force for Pukapuka, 
Nassau, Rakahanga, Manihiki nad Penhryn is now cancelled. 

 

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UNOCHA is in close contact with Cooks Islands NDMO, and at this moment no 
significant damages reported. 

 

Minako Kakuma

 

UNOCHA 
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[Fiji Met. Service]

 

Special Weather Bulletin Number TWO for Southern Cooks ON TROPICAL CYCLONE PAT 
ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Feb 08/1456 UTC 2010 UTC.

 

A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT

 

 A TROPICAL CYCLONE ALERT IS NOW IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COOKS.  

 

TROPICAL CYCLONE PAT CENTRE [990HPA][CAT 1] LOCATED NEAR 13 DECIMAL 2 
SOUTH 160 DECIMAL 5 WEST OR ABOUT 340 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF 
AITUTAKI AT 081200 UTC. MAXIMUM 10 MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS CLOSE TO THE 
CENTRE ESTIMATED TO 40 KNOTS WITH MOMENTARY GUSTS UP TO 55 KNOTS. PAT 
IS CURRENTLY MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 12 KNOTS AND EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY 
TURN SOUTHWARDS LATER.  

 

IF THE CYCLONE CONTINUES ON THIS TRACK, THEN DAMAGING GALE FORCE 
WINDS IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT AITUTAKI AND PALMERSTON IN THE NEXT 24 TO

 

48 

HOURS.

 

 FOR AITUTAKI AND PALMERSTON:

 

SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 KNOTS, INCREASING TO 

35 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH FEW SHOWERS. 
RAIN DEVELOPING GRADUALLY BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY FROM 
TOMORROW. ROUGH SEAS, BECOMING VERY ROUGH FROM TOMORROW. 
MODERATE SWELLS,HEAVY SWELLS DEVELOPING. 

 

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN COOKS:

 

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS. FINE APART 

FROM FEW SHOWERS. MODERATE SEAS.

 

MODERATE SWELL.  THE NEXT SPECIAL 

WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE SOUTHERN COOKS WILL BE ISSUED AT 082100 UTC 
OR EARLIER

 

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS BULLETIN.

 

 

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Mangaia

Rarotonga

Mauke

Mitiaro

Atiu

Aitutaki

Palmerston

Suwarrow

Penrhyn

Manihiki

Rakahanga

Nassau

Pukapuka

Apia

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TROPICAL CYCLONE OLI TRACKING MAP

Emergency Management Cook Islands

081800UTC