WTIO20 FMEE 150016

SECURITE

STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/02/2016

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 002/5 (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).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 15/02/2016 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 5  (URIAH)  982 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.7 S / 88.6 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY EIGHT    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 600

NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CERCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 170 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 130

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 230 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/02/15 AT 12 UTC:

16.6 S / 87.2 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2016/02/16 AT 00 UTC:

17.3 S / 85.6 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



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