Subject: Indian-N: Issued By Meteo-france/tropical Cyclone Centre/la Reunion 03/02/2004 At

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 19:01:22 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 030000
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2004 AT
0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 027/07 (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).
MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY   03/02/2004 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FRANK) 935 HPA
POSITION:           17.6S / 70.0E
(SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES
EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT:          EAST-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
UP TO
 200 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/95 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 30 NM
RADIUS OF
 THE CENTRE.
 STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS
  OF THE CENTRE.
  GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 110 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
   AND THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
   STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

   FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
   12H, VALID 2004/02/03 AT 12 UTC:
   18.1S / 70.8E, MAX WIND = 80 KT.
   24H, VALID 2004/02/04 AT 00 UTC:
   18.8S / 71.2E, MAX WIND = 80 KT.

   OTHER INFORMATIONS:
   FRANK KEEPS ON REGULARLY TRACKING EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS. ITS A SMALL SIZE
   CYCLONE (ABOUT 300 KM).
   IT SHOULD ADOPT A POLEWARD TRACK OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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