WTIO20 FMEE 171832

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/02/2016

AT

1800 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).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 17/02/2016 AT 1800 UTC.



PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 5  (URIAH)  925 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.3 S / 79.5 E

(NINETEEN    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

SEVENTY NINE    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM FROM THE CENTER, AND UP TO 250

NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, AND UP TO 350NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/110 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM

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

QUADRANT, UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM

IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 170 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 350 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/110 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE

NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM

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

QUADRANT, UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 60 NM

IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 80 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 170 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 350 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 450 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/02/18 AT 06 UTC:

20.7 S / 78.5 E, MAX WIND = 105 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2016/02/18 AT 18 UTC:

22.0 S / 78.4 E, MAX WIND = 95 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE



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