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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 12:00:07 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 281800
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2004
AT
1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 006/07 (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).

STORM WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 28/01/2004 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 7 (FRANK) 975 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.0S / 64.1E
(FIFTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES  SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL ONE
DEGREES
EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE,
EXTENDING UP
 TO 300 NM IN THE EASTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 25NM
RADIUS
OF THE CENTRE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF
THE
CENTRE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90
NM
RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHERN
SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2004/01/29 AT 06 UTC:
16.2S / 63.7E, MAX WIND = 70 KT.
24H, VALID 2004/01/29 AT 18 UTC:
17.1S / 63.0E, MAX WIND = 75 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
T=CI=4.0+.
UPPER LEVELS CONDITIONS  ALLOWS  INTENSIFICATION.
A SMALL EYE IS BUILDING.=

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