WTIO22 FMEE 231211

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 23/04/2018

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 002/8 (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: MONDAY 23/04/2018 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8  (FAKIR)  995 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.2 S / 52.9 E

(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY TWO    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 17 KT



THREAT AREAS:

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

200 NM IN THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE EASTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2018/04/24 AT 00 UTC:

18.8 S / 54.2 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

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

21.5 S / 55.8 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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