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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2004 12:47:58 -0600

WTIO30 FMEE 291800
RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION
TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN)

0.A WARNING NUMBER                 : 9/7/20032004
1.A TROPICAL CYCLONE 7  (FRANK)

2.A POSITION 2004/01/29 AT 1800 UTC :
16.5S / 63.1E
(SIXTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL ONE
DEGREES
EAST)

3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS                : 4.5/4.5 /D  0.5/24 H
4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE               : 967 HPA
5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 65 KT

6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM):
30 KT       NE: 180   SE: 280   SO: 200   NO: 120
50 KT       NE: 040   SE: 040   SO: 040   NO: 040

7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1004 HPA / 900 KM
8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: DEEP

1.B FORECASTS:
12H: 2004/01/30 06 UTC: 16.8S/62.5E, MAX WIND=075KT.
24H: 2004/01/30 18 UTC: 17.4S/61.9E, MAX WIND=085KT.
36H: 2004/01/31 06 UTC: 18.1S/61.2E, MAX WIND=090KT.
48H: 2004/01/31 18 UTC: 18.9S/60.7E, MAX WIND=090KT.
60H: 2004/02/01 06 UTC: 19.8S/60.2E, MAX WIND=095KT.
72H: 2004/02/01 18 UTC: 20.5S/60.4E, MAX WIND=100KT.

2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS:
FRANK IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARD QUITE SLOWLY, DEEPENING.=

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