WTIO22 FMEE 071213

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 07/02/2017

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 017/4 (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: TUESDAY 07/02/2017 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4  (CARLOS)  995 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.2 S / 54.6 E

(TWENTY    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY FOUR    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 11 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 80NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 200

NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

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

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/02/08 AT 00 UTC:

21.4 S / 53.6 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2017/02/08 AT 12 UTC:

22.4 S / 53.0 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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