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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/03/2016

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 003/6 (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: WEDNESDAY 16/03/2016 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6  (EMERAUDE)  994 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.1 S / 85.7 E

(ELEVEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY FIVE    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 2 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP

TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/03/16 AT 12 UTC:

10.9 S / 85.7 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2016/03/17 AT 00 UTC:

10.9 S / 86.0 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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