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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 20/04/2025
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 002/15 (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: SUNDAY 20/04/2025 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SUBTROPICAL STORM 15 (KANTO) 993 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 33.3 S / 43.9 E
(THIRTY THREE    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY THREE    DECIMAL NINE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 120 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
80 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 95 NM IN THE
NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 100
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 115 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2025/04/21 AT 00 UTC:
33.9 S / 46.4 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 90 NM SW: 0 NM NW: 130 NM

24H, VALID 2025/04/21 AT 12 UTC:
34.6 S / 50.0 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 130 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 0 NM NW: 120 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
NIL.=