Subject: Indian-N: Gale Warning For Metarea Vii

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 08:47:03 -0500

WTIO24 FMEE 101200
SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION
10/04/2003 AT 1200 UTC.

WARNING NUMBER: 001/15 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).
GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY  10/04/2003 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SUBTROPICAL DEPRESSION 15
    995 HPA
    POSITION:           29.1 S / 46.8 E (TWENTY NINE DECIMAL ONE
    DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST)
    MOVEMENT:          EAST-SOUTH-EAST 15 KT

    THREAT AREAS:
    SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
    UP TO 160 NMIN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

    25/30 KT NEAR THE CENTRE, REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT WITHIN
    60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND THE NEAR
    GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE IN THE
    EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

    FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
    12H, VALID 2003/04/11 AT 00 UTC:
     30.1 SOUTH/  49.9 EAST.   MAX WIND = 45 KT.  SUBTROPICAL
     24H, VALID 2003/04/11 AT 12 UTC:
      30.6 SOUTH/  53.6 EAST.   MAX WIND = 40 KT. EXTRATROPICAL

      OTHER INFORMATIONS:
      STRONG WINDS IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE ARE DUE TO THE GRADIENT
      WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES IN THE SOUTH-EAST PART OF THE
      SYSTEM.

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