WTIO24 FMEE 091836

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 09/03/2017

AT

1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 030/6 (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: THURSDAY 09/03/2017 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 6  (EX-ENAWO)

POSITION: WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS OF POINT 24.0 S / 46.2 E

(TWENTY FOUR    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY SIX    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 18 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 400 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE

SOUTHERN QUADRANT.

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

120 NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 23S AND 26S.

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

TO 250 NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 21S AND 27S.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/03/10 AT 06 UTC:

26.4 S / 46.7 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2017/03/10 AT 18 UTC:

29.4 S / 48.3 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING SOUTHWARDS ALONG THE EASTERN COASTS OF

MADAGASCAR.

CENTRAL PRESSURE NON INDICATED, OVERLAND SYSTEM OVER HIGH TERRAIN=