WTMA20 FIMP 151830

TTT WARNING OF SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BHEKI

AT 15/1800 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM BHEKI 985 HPA WAS CENTERED
WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.8 S / 74.3 E (TWELVE DECIMAL EIGHT
DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST)

MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 210 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING
UP TO 460 NM IN THE NORTH SEMICIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 15 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. 

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 65
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 95 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG
GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

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