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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 03:01:22 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 030600
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/02/2004 AT
0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 028/07 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY   03/02/2004 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        TROPICAL CYCLONE 7 (FRANK) 945 HPA
POSITION:           17.5S / 70.6E
(SEVENTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL SIX DEGREES
EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT:          EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
UP TO
 200 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

 HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/85 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 10 NM
RADIUS OF
 THE CENTRE.
 STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 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 220 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 180 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

   STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

   FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
   12H, VALID 2004/02/03 AT 18 UTC:
   17.7S / 71.5E, MAX WIND = 80 KT.
   24H, VALID 2004/02/04 AT 06 UTC:
   18.3S / 72.2E, MAX WIND = 80 KT.

   OTHER INFORMATIONS:
   FRANK SHOULD TRACK SOUTHSOUTHEASTWARD, IN DIRECTION OF AN AREA OF LOW
   PRESSURES ARRIVING IN THE SOUTH

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