WTIO20 FMEE 200017

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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/03/2016

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 019/6 (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: SUNDAY 20/03/2016 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 6  (EMERAUDE)  988 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.1 S / 87.5 E

(ELEVEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY SEVEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 2 KT



THREAT AREAS:

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

TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE WESTERN

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 70 NM IN THE WESTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 105 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/03/20 AT 12 UTC:

11.6 S / 86.9 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2016/03/21 AT 00 UTC:

12.0 S / 85.8 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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