WTIO20 FMEE 160028

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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 16/02/2016

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 006/5 (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: TUESDAY 16/02/2016 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5  (URIAH)  991 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.3 S / 86.6 E

(SEVENTEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY SIX    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 300

NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 100 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 130

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 230 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 285 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

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

17.8 S / 84.6 E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM

24H, VALID 2016/02/17 AT 00 UTC:

17.9 S / 82.7 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM



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