Subject: Indian-N: Hurricane Warning For Metarea Vii

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2003 06:32:19 -0600

WTIO24 FMEE 011200

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HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION
01/03/2003 AT 1200 UTC
WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT)
WARNING NUMBER       : 017/13 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)
BEGINNING OF VALID   : SATURDAY 01/03/2003 AT 1200 UTC
PHENOMENON           : INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 13  (JAPHET ) 927 HPA
POSITION             : 23.6S/37.6E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL SIX
                       DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY SEVEN DECIMAL SIX
       DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT             : ALMOST STATIONNARY
MENACED AREAS        : SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 160 NM
                       RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/100 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS
WITHIN 30NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60KT AND VERY HIGH
SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.

GALE FORCE WINDS
35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
SEAS WITHIN  150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE
SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECASTED POSITION 02/03/2003 AT 0000 UTC: 23.2 SOUTH/37.2 EAST
WEAKENING.
FORECASTED POSITION 02/03/2003 AT 1200 UTC: 22.8 SOUTH/36.8 EAST
WEAKENING.

OTHER INFORMATIONS   :  INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE JAPHET IS STILL
STATIONNARY AND IT IS UNDER INFLUENCE OF FAVORABLES CONDITIONS,
WITH A WEAK VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.=

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