WTIO20 FMEE 051213

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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 05/02/2018

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 038/5 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)



10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)

(WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND)

MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCAL (HPA)

(INDICATIVE FIGURE).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 05/02/2018 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 5  (EX-CEBILE)  978 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.7 S / 81.6 E

(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY ONE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 225 MN FROM THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE

SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 75 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 115 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 115

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 175 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/02/06 AT 00 UTC:

25.2 S / 81.6 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2018/02/06 AT 12 UTC:

26.5 S / 81.4 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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