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KOFI Current Status

Current Wind Speed 40 knots / 46 MPH

Max Predicted Wind Speed 40 knots / 46 MPH at

KOFI Land Hazards

American Samoa / Samoa américaines
Fiji / Fidji
HEAVY RAIN WARNING A HEAVY RAIN WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR THE SOUTHERN LAU GROUP IS NOW CANCELLED.
Solomon Islands / îles Salomon
New Caledonia / Nouvelle-Calédonie
Pas de bulletin de suivi de vigilance
Vanuatu

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TROPICAL CYCLONE KOFI Tropical Cyclone Update

TROPICAL CYCLONE KOFI Public Advisory

WTPS31 PHNC 032100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/TROPICAL CYCLONE 16P (KOFI) WARNING NR 008//
RMKS/
1. TROPICAL CYCLONE 16P (KOFI) WARNING NR 008    
   01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN SOUTHPAC
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
    ---
   WARNING POSITION:
   031800Z --- NEAR 30.5S 164.3W
     MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 120 DEGREES AT 28 KTS
     POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 020 NM
     POSITION BASED ON CENTER LOCATED BY SATELLITE
   PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 040 KT, GUSTS 050 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL
   RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 060 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
                            060 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
                            050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
                            050 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
   REPEAT POSIT: 30.5S 164.3W
    ---
   FORECASTS:
   12 HRS, VALID AT:
   040600Z --- 35.7S 160.7W
   MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 030 KT, GUSTS 040 KT
   WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
   EXTRATROPICAL
    ---
REMARKS:
032100Z POSITION NEAR 31.8S 163.4W.
TROPICAL CYCLONE (TC) 16P (KOFI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1034 NM
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PAGO PAGO, HAS ACCELERATED EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD AT
28 KNOTS OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS. ANIMATED MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE
IMAGERY (MSI) SHOWS THE SYSTEM HAS GROSSLY ELONGATED AS THE
CONVECTION BECAME DISPLACED SOUTHEASTWARD, PARTIALLY EXPOSING THE LOW
LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER. THE INITIAL POSITION IS BASED ON THE MSI
ANIMATION WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE. THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS DEDUCED FROM
A 030843Z SCATTEROMETRY PASS. UPPER LEVEL ANALYSIS INDICATES TC KOFI
HAS DRIFTED WELL SOUTH OF THE RIDGE AXIS INTO AN AREA OF STRONG
(GREATER THAN 30 KNOT) VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. FURTHERMORE, A SATELLITE
CROSS-SECTION PRODUCT FROM CIRA INDICATES THE WARM CORE HAS BEEN
REDUCED TO 01 CELSIUS DEGREE. NEAR THE SURFACE, COLD-AIR ADVECTION IS
EVIDENT ON THE MSI LOOP. AT THE SURFACE, ALONG-TRACK SEA SURFACE
TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN TO BELOW 26 DEGREES CELSIUS. ALL DATA
INDICATE TC 16P IS FAST BECOMING EXTRA-TROPICAL AND WILL BE A COLD
CORE LOW BY TAU 12. CONCURRENTLY, THE CYCLONE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN
TO BELOW JTWC WARNING THRESHOLD. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ON THIS
SYSTEM BY THE JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI. THE SYSTEM WILL
BE CLOSELY MONITORED FOR SIGNS OF REGENERATION. MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT
WAVE HEIGHT AT 031800Z IS 18 FEET.  //
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TROPICAL CYCLONE KOFI Forecast Discussion

Forecast Discussion not available for this storm.

KOFI storm path from JTWC

Time Speed Location Status
40 knots -30.5, -164.3
30 knots -35.7, -160.7


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