WTIO22 FMEE 220032

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 22/04/2016

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 044/8 (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: FRIDAY 22/04/2016 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 8  (FANTALA)  950 HPA

POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.1 S / 57.1 E

(THIRTEEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FIFTY SEVEN    DECIMAL ONE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. CONVERGENCE

LINE ASSOCIATED WITH FANTALA ALONG 60E BETWEEN 10S AND 15S.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/90 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

AND SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN

QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 40

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE WESTERN

SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2016/04/22 AT 12 UTC:

13.1 S / 57.1 E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE

24H, VALID 2016/04/23 AT 00 UTC:

12.9 S / 56.4 E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE



OTHER INFORMATIONS:

RAPID INTENSIFICATION DURING THE LAST 6 HOURS.=