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Special Weather Bulletin Number NINE for Niue ON TROPICAL CYCLONE RENE ISSUED
FROM RSMC NADI
Feb 14/0936 UTC 2010 UTC.
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING.

A TROPICAL CYCLONE GALE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN FORCE FOR NIUE IS NOW CANCELLED.

TROPICAL CYCLONE RENE CENTRE [940HPA] CAT 4 LOCATED NEAR 17.8S 173.6W OR ABOUT
415KM WEST-NORTHWEST OF NIUE AT 140900 UTC. THE CYCLONE IS INTENSIFYING AND
MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST AT 30 KM/HR. CLOSE TO ITS CENTRE, THE CYCLONE IS ESTIMATED
TO HAVE AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 165 KM/HR WITH MONENTARY GUSTS TO 230 KM/HR.
WINDS ABOVE 65 KM/HR EXPECTED WITHIN 330 KM OF CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEAST
SEMI-CIRCLE AND WITHIN 220 KM OF CENTRE IN THE NORTHWEST SEMI-CIRCLE.      

ON THIS FORECAST TRACK THE CYCLONE CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO LIE ABOUT 465 KM WEST
OF NIUE AT 142100 UTC. DESTRUCTIVE WINDS NO LONGER POSES ANY THREAT TO THE
ISLAND.

  
FOR NIUE:
EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 37 KM/HR TO 47 KM/HR WITH GUSTS TO 65 KM/HR, EASING IN
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PERIODS OF RAIN,HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS.
ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS.

PLEASE ACKNOWLEDGE RECEIPT OF THIS BULLETIN.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL SPECIAL WEATHER BULLETIN FOR NIUE ON TROPICAL CYCLONE
RENE. THE NEXT BULLETIN WILL BE THE ROUTINE ISSUE  AT 141630 UTC. 

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