Subject: Indian-N: Tropical Cyclone Forecast Warning (south-west Indian Ocean)

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2004 06:04:17 -0600

WTIO30 FMEE 041200
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)

0.A WARNING NUMBER                 : 32/7/20032004
1.A INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7  (FRANK)

2.A POSITION 2004/02/04 AT 1200 UTC :
18.7S / 70.2E
(EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL TWO DEGREES
EAST)

3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                : 5.0/5.5 /W  1.0/12 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE               : 942 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 90 KT

6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM):
30 KT       NE: 500   SE: 400   SO: 350   NO: 500
50 KT       NE: 080   SE: 030   SO: 030   NO: 080

7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1000 HPA / 1000
KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP

1.B FORECASTS:
12H: 2004/02/05 00 UTC: 19.4S/70.0E, MAX WIND=090KT.
24H: 2004/02/05 12 UTC: 20.8S/70.6E, MAX WIND=090KT.
36H: 2004/02/06 00 UTC: 22.2S/71.2E, MAX WIND=085KT.
48H: 2004/02/06 12 UTC: 23.5S/72.0E, MAX WIND=080KT.
60H: 2004/02/07 00 UTC: 24.5S/72.7E, MAX WIND=075KT.
72H: 2004/02/07 12 UTC: 25.4S/73.3E, MAX WIND=070KT.

2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS:
T=5.0+ AND CI=6.0-.
AN ONGOING EYE CYCLE CAN BEEN SEEN ON SATELLITE IMAGERY.=

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