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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/03/2016

AT

0600 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 024/6 (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: MONDAY 21/03/2016 AT 0600 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6  (EMERAUDE)  998 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.3 S / 86.8 E

(ELEVEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY SIX    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE

SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP TO

95 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS  EXTENDING

UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 110 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/03/21 AT 18 UTC:

11.9 S / 85.8 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2016/03/22 AT 06 UTC:

12.3 S / 84.7 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, REMNANT LOW



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

00Z POSITION RELOCATED NORTHWARDS: 11.0S / 87.2E=