WHPS01 NFFN 080000 HURRICANE WARNING 026 ISSUED FROM RSMC NADI APR 080118 UTC. TROPICAL CYCLONE VAIANU CENTRE 970HPA CATEGORY 3 WAS LOCATED NEAR 22.2 SOUTH 177.4 EAST AT 080000 UTC. POSITION POOR. REPEAT POSITION 22.2S 177.4E AT 070000 UTC. CYCLONE MOVING SOUTH SOUTHEAST AT 11 KNOTS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 65 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE AND DECREASING TO 55 KNOTS BY 090000 UTC. EXPECT WINDS OVER 63 KNOTS WITHIN 30 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE AND EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 60 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE AND EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE. FORECAST POSITION NEAR 23.9S 178.3E AT 081200 UTC AND NEAR 25.2S 178.9E AT 090000 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 025.