WTIO24 FMEE 131224

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 13/02/2017

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 003/5 (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 13/02/2017 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5  (DINEO)  994 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.6 S / 40.0 E

(TWENTY ONE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 50NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO

150NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

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

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

QUADRANT, UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 100 NM

IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/02/14 AT 00 UTC:

21.8 S / 39.5 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2017/02/14 AT 12 UTC:

22.1 S / 38.7 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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