HURRICANE WARNING 017 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI Nov 141950 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE MAL CENTRE 965HPA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 18.8 SOUTH 176.6 EAST AT 141800 UTC. POSITION FAIR. REPEAT POSITION 18.8S 176.6E at 141800 UTC. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 70 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE DECREASING TO 50 KNOTS BY 150600 UTC. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 20 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 35 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES IN NE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 140 NAUTICAL MILES IN SE QUADRANT AND WITHIN 80 NAUTICAL MILES IN SW QUADRANT AND WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES IN NW QUADRANT FORECAST POSITION NEAR 21.2S 177.8E AT 150600 UTC AND NEAR 23.4S 179.2E AT 151800 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 016.