WTIO24 FMEE 161824

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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/03/2018

AT

1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 011/7 (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: FRIDAY 16/03/2018 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 7  (ELIAKIM)  985 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.6 S / 49.6 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY NINE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 300 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP TO

50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP

TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

UP TO 200 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/03/17 AT 06 UTC:

16.4 S / 48.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2018/03/17 AT 18 UTC:

17.9 S / 48.3 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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