WTIO24 FMEE 100013

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 10/03/2017

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 031/6 (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: FRIDAY 10/03/2017 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION 6  (EX-ENAWO)  990 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 25.5 S / 46.6 E

(TWENTY FIVE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY SIX    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 15 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 90

NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 180 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

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

27.8 S / 48.1 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2017/03/11 AT 00 UTC:

30.5 S / 48.6 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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