WTIO22 FMEE 190018

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 19/01/2018

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 025/3 (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: FRIDAY 19/01/2018 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 3  (BERGUITTA)  982 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.2 S / 54.5 E

(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY FOUR    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 13 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER IN A 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO

300 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 260 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 180

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 380 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 470 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/19 AT 12 UTC:

24.9 S / 52.2 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/01/20 AT 00 UTC:

27.2 S / 50.4 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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