WTIO20 FMEE 151220

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 15/02/2016

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 001/5 (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).



GALE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 15/02/2016 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5  (URIAH)  988 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.5 S / 87.9 E

(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY SEVEN    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 350

NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 120 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

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

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 150

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 120 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

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

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 150

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/02/16 AT 00 UTC:

17.4 S / 85.5 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2016/02/16 AT 12 UTC:

17.6 S / 83.8 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



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