Subject: Indian-N: Storm Warning For Metarea Vii

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 06:29:05 -0600

WTIO24 FMEE 271200

SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/02/2003
AT 1200 UTC WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)
WARNING NUMBER       : 009/13 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
BEGINNING OF VALID   : THURSDAY 27/02/2003 AT 1200 UTC
PHENOMENON           : SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 13  (JAPHET )    980 HPA
POSITION             : 22.0S/38.5E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL ZERO
DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT             : WESTSOUTHWEST  6 KT
MENACED AREAS        : SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM
RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS
OF CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH
SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF CENTRE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN
80 NM RADIUS OF CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.
FORECASTED POSITION 28/02/2003 AT 0000 UTC: 22.4 SOUTH/37.3 EAST
STATIONARY INTENSITY. FORECASTED POSITION 28/02/2003 AT 1200 UTC:
22.8 SOUTH/36.7 EAST  DEVELOPPING.
OTHER INFORMATIONS   :  THE SYSTEM IS INTENSIFYING WITH A
BEGINNING OF WARM HEART FEATURE.

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