WTMA20 FIMP 090020

TTT WARNING OF MODERATE TROPICAL STORM DIKELEDI

THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION WHICH IS EVOLVING TO THE EAST NORTH EAST OF
ST BRANDON HAS INTENSIFIED INTO A MODERATE TROPICAL STORM AND HAS
BEEN NAMED DIKELEDI BY THE NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES OF
MAURITIUS.

AT 0000UTC, MODERATE TROPICAL STORM DIKELEDI 1001 HPA WAS EVOLVING
WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.0 S / 66.4 E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ZERO
DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST).

MOVEMENT: WEST 19 KT 

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 90 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. 

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

NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

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

TO 185 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. 

T.O.O: 09/0020Z

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