WTMA20 FIMP 120100

TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS

AT 0000UTC, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 4 (CHIDO) 951 HPA WAS CENTRED
WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.6 S / 55.6 E(TEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES
SOUTH AND
FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST)
MOVEMENT: WEST 10 KT

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN A 15 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 20 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 25 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 65 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 50
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
AND SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.


T.O.O: 12/0015Z

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