WTIO24 FMEE 170009

SECURITE

GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/03/2018

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 012/7 (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 17/03/2018 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 7  (ELIAKIM)  988 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 25 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.6 S / 49.5 E

(FIFTEEN    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY NINE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 3 KT



THREAT AREAS:

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

TO 350 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP

TO 150 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

UP TO 225 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/03/17 AT 12 UTC:

17.2 S / 48.9 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2018/03/18 AT 00 UTC:

18.8 S / 48.9 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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