WTIO22 FMEE 031218

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 03/03/2018

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 006/6 (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 03/03/2018 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6  (DUMAZILE)  992 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.3 S / 52.6 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY TWO    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 350 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP

TO 130 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS  EXTENDING

UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 150 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/03/04 AT 00 UTC:

16.8 S / 52.0 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2018/03/04 AT 12 UTC:

18.6 S / 51.3 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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