WTIO20 FMEE 270031

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/02/2015

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 017/10 (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 27/02/2015 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10  (GLENDA)  979 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.8 S / 66.9 E

(TWENTY TWO    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SIXTY SIX    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS MAINLY UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 400 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 180

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 280 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2015/02/27 AT 12 UTC:

24.1 S / 66.8 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2015/02/28 AT 00 UTC:

26.2 S / 67.3 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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