Subject: Indian-N: Near Gale Warning For Metarea Vii

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:44:25 -0600

WTIO24 FMEE 261800
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/01/2004 AT
1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 3/6 (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).

NEAR GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY    26/01/2004 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        TROPICAL DEPRESSION 6 997 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.2S / 43.2E
(EIGHTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES
EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT:          QUASI-STATIONARY

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP
TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE,
 EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. VERY STRONG GUSTS
 UNDER SQUALLS.

 FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
 12H, VALID 2004/01/27 AT 06 UTC:
 18.4S / 43.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.
 24H, VALID 2004/01/27 AT 18 UTC:
 18.5S / 43.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT.

 OTHER INFORMATIONS:
 STRONG CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY BUT FLUCTUATING, EXCENTRED IN THE NORTH
OF THE
 SYSTEM.

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