Subject: Indian-N: Issued By Meteo-france/tropical Cyclone Centre/la Reunion 05/02/2004 At

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 06:23:31 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 051200
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/02/2004 AT
1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 037/07 (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: THURSDAY  05/02/2004 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FRANK) 955 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.5S / 70.7E
(TWENTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST
) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP
TO 400 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/80 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 20 NM
RADIUS OF
 THE CENTRE.
 STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS
  OF THE CENTRE.
  GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE
  AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE
  AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.
  STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

  FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
  12H, VALID 2004/02/06 AT 00 UTC:
  21.4S / 71.4E, MAX WIND = 70 KT.
  24H, VALID 2004/02/06 AT 12 UTC:
  22.5S / 72.5E, MAX WIND = 60 KT.

  OTHER INFORMATIONS:
  T=4.0+. CI=5.0-.
  FRANK SHOULD GO ON  SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARD SLOWLY WEAKENING  DURING
NEXT DAYS

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