WTIO24 FMEE 160049

SECURITE

GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/01/2015

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 008/6 (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: FRIDAY 16/01/2015 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6  (CHEDZA)  987 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.3 S / 43.4 E

(NINETEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY THREE    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: EAST 12 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP

TO 370 IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 120

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 160 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2015/01/16 AT 12 UTC:

19.9 S / 44.3 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2015/01/17 AT 00 UTC:

21.1 S / 46.3 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, INLAND



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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