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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII

ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 09/03/2017

AT

0000 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 027/6 (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: THURSDAY 09/03/2017 AT 0000 UTC.



PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 6  (EX-ENAWO)

POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.2 S / 46.5 E

(NINETEEN    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES SOUTH AND

FORTY SIX    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC

MOVEMENT: SOUTH 13 KT



THREAT AREAS:

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 250 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE

NORTHERN SEMI-CERCLE, AND UP TO 400-450 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CERCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 60

NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 18S AND 20S.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS  EXTENDING

UP TO 110 NM OFF THE EASTERN COAST OF MADAGASCAR BETWEEN 17S AND 21S.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:

12H, VALID 2017/03/09 AT 12 UTC:

22.3 S / 46.2 E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2017/03/10 AT 00 UTC:

25.3 S / 46.7 E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, POST-TROPICAL DEPRESSION



OTHER INFORMATION:

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE SPREADING SOUTHWARDS ALONG THE EASTERN COASTS OF

MADAGASCAR.

CENTRAL PRESSURE NON INDICATED (OVERLAND DEPRESSION OVER HIGH

TERRAIN)=