WTIO20 FMEE 141803

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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 14/01/2018

AT

1800 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 008/3 (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).



STORM WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 14/01/2018 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 3  (BERGUITTA)  985 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.1 S / 63.1 E

(EIGHTEEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SIXTY THREE    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT:   QUASI-STATIONARY



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 200 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

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

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 125 NM

IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/15 AT 06 UTC:

17.7 S / 62.3 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/01/15 AT 18 UTC:

17.7 S / 61.3 E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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