WTIO20 FMEE 271803

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/01/2018

AT

1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 003/5 (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).



GALE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 27/01/2018 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5  (CEBILE)  995 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 21 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.1 S / 85.0 E

(TWELVE    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY FIVE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 5 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO

160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN SEMI-CERCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS  EXTENDING

UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP

TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/28 AT 06 UTC:

13.1 S / 84.3 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/01/28 AT 18 UTC:

14.3 S / 82.9 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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