Subject: Indian-N: Hurricane Warning For Metarea Viii (s)

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2004 12:08:47 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 021800
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/02/2004
AT
1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 026/07 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY    02/02/2004 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FRANK) 927 HPA
POSITION:           17.3S / 69.1E
(SEVENTEEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY NINE DECIMAL ONE
DEGREES
 EAST) AT 1800 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 65/100 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 06 UTC:
17.7S / 70.3E, MAX WIND = 90 KT.
24H, VALID 2004/02/03 AT 18 UTC:
18.2S / 71.0E, MAX WIND = 90 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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