WTIO20 FMEE 270623

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/02/2015

AT

0600 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 018/10 (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 27/02/2015 AT 0600 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10  (GLENDA)  980 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.6 S / 66.8 E

(TWENTY THREE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SIXTY SIX    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN A 110 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE

EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 460 NM FROM THE CENTRE UN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 130 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 165 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 205 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 265 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 165

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 255 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 375 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2015/02/27 AT 18 UTC:

25.2 S / 66.9 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2015/02/28 AT 06 UTC:

27.6 S / 67.8 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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