Equatorial South Pacific Storminess Taking Off

Trouble brewing in the general area of the Solomons, and Fiji. Tomas might threaten Fiji and eventually approach New Zealand; Ului is likely to head towards Queensland:

TROPICAL CYCLONE ULUI CENTRE 980 HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 13.8S 164.4E AT130000 UTC. POSITION FAIR BASED ON HR GMS VIS/EIR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING SLOW. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 55 KNOTS INCREASING TO 65 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 40 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.

TROPICAL CYCLONE TOMAS 980 HPA WAS LOCATED NEAR 11.9S 178.7W AT 130600 UTC. POSITION FAIR BASED ON HR GMS/GOES VIS/EIR IMAGERY WITH ANIMATION. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 5 KNOTS. MAXIMUM 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 55 KNOTS. WINDS INCREASING TO 75 KNOTS IN THE NEXT 18 TO 24 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE WITHIN 18 HOURS. EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 50 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE. EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 150 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE CENTRE.