WTIO20 FMEE 131208

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 13/01/2018

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 003/3 (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 13/01/2018 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3  (BERGUITTA)  997 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.8 S / 64.5 E

(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SIXTY FOUR    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

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

40 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 60

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/14 AT 00 UTC:

18.1 S / 63.2 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/01/14 AT 12 UTC:

18.1 S / 62.1 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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