WTIO20 FMEE 170618

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2016

AT

0600 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 001/5 (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).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 17/02/2016 AT 0600 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 5  (URIAH)  963 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.2 S / 80.9 E

(EIGHTEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 300

NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 190 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 150

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 190 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 150

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 160 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/02/17 AT 18 UTC:

18.8 S / 79.5 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2016/02/18 AT 06 UTC:

20.1 S / 78.5 E, MAX WIND = 100 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE



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