WTIO22 FMEE 101217

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 10/02/2017

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 029/4 (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: FRIDAY 10/02/2017 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 4  (CARLOS)  988 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 27.7 S / 58.8 E

(TWENTY SEVEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY EIGHT    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 18 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO

350 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR.

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

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

AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 110 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

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

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM

IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/02/11 AT 00 UTC:

29.4 S / 61.6 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2017/02/11 AT 12 UTC:

30.4 S / 64.8 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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