Subject: Indian-N: Issued By Meteo-france/tropical Cyclone Centre/la Reunion

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 02:07:46 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 240600
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION
24/12/2002 AT 0600 UTC
WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)
WARNING NUMBER       : 007/04 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
BEGINNING OF VALID   : TUESDAY 24/12/2002 AT 0600 UTC
PHENOMENON           : SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 04  (CRYSTAL )
    985 HPA
    POSITION             : WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.6S/64.3E
        (TWELVE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL
?    THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
?    MOVEMENT             : WESTSOUTHWEST  8 KT
?    MENACED AREAS        : SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM
?        RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, BUT EXTENDS UP TO 250 NM FROM THE
??    CENTRE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND
LOCALLY UP TO 400
    NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
    STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE.
    GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30
        NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR.
?
?NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO  VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN
?    50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE
?        SOUTHERN SECTOR
??STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.
??FORECASTED POSITION 24/12/2002 AT 1800 UTC: 13.7
SOUTH/63.2 EAST
 DEVELOPPING.
 FORECASTED POSITION 25/12/2002 AT 0600 UTC: 14.9 SOUTH/62.1 EAST
  DEVELOPPING.
  OTHER INFORMATIONS   :  CRYSTAL KEEPS ON INTENSIFYING, AND
      TRACKING REGULARLY SOUTHWESTWARD.

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