WTIO20 FMEE 061225

SECURITE

GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 06/01/2018

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 001/2 (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: SATURDAY 06/01/2018 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 2  (IRVING)  994 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.8 S / 89.8 E

(TWELVE    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY NINE    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 10 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER EXTENDING UP

TO 175 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR AND UP TO 400 NM IN THE

SOUTHWESTERN SECTOR.

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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE EASTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE EASTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/07 AT 00 UTC:

13.9 S / 86.6 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/01/07 AT 12 UTC:

15.3 S / 84.1 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

NIL.=