WTIO24 FMEE 081837 CCA

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SECURITE

GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 08/03/2017

AT

1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 026/6 (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: WEDNESDAY 08/03/2017 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 6  (EX-ENAWO)  NIL

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.9 S / 46.6 E

(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY SIX    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 240 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE

NORTHERN SEMI-CERCLE, AND UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CERCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 60

NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 18S AND 20S.

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

UP TO 110 NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 17S AND 21S.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/03/09 AT 06 UTC:

21.4 S / 46.3 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2017/03/09 AT 18 UTC:

25.0 S / 46.5 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

CORRECTIVE: CENTRAL PRESSURE UNKNOWN (OVER-LAND DEPRESSION)

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING SOUTHWARDS ALONG THE EASTERN COASTS OF

MADAGASCAR.=