WTIO20 FMEE 310015

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 31/01/2018

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 016/5 (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).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 31/01/2018 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 5  (CEBILE)  960 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.9 S / 78.4 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY EIGHT    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 5 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP

TO 220 MN WITHIN THE NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE

SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 60 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 120

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 190 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/01/31 AT 12 UTC:

15.8 S / 77.4 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2018/02/01 AT 00 UTC:

16.0 S / 76.5 E, MAX WIND = 90 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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