WTIO22 FMEE 181228

PANPAN

HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 18/04/2016

AT

1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 030/8 (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).



HURRICANE WARNING

BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 18/04/2016 AT 1200 UTC.



PHENOMENON: VERY INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8  (FANTALA)  910 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.3 S / 49.3 E

(NINE    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY NINE    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC

MOVEMENT: WEST 3 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP

TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHERN SECTOR AND IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN SECTOR

WITHIN  OUTER BANDS.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/130 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 35 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 45 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 75 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 120

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 135 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/04/19 AT 00 UTC:

9.4 S / 48.9 E, MAX WIND = 120 KT, VERY INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2016/04/19 AT 12 UTC:

9.8 S / 49.3 E, MAX WIND = 110 KT, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

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