WTIO24 FMEE 161233

SECURITE

STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII

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

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 010/6 (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).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 16/01/2015 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 6  (CHEDZA)  984 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.9 S / 43.9 E

(NINETEEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY THREE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP

TO 350 IN THE NORTH-EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

45 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

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 2015/01/17 AT 00 UTC:

20.6 S / 45.2 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, INLAND

24H, VALID 2015/01/17 AT 12 UTC:

21.6 S / 48.6 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

IMMINENT LANDFALL OVER THE WESTERN COASTS OF MADAGASCAR.=