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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 01:00:06 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 040020
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/03/2004 AT
0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 008/09 (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: THURSDAY  04/03/2004 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 9 (GAFILO) 980 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2S / 60.7E
(TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST)
AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT:          NORTH-WEST 6 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 /55KT AND VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30NM RADIUS FROM THE
 CENTRE.
 GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS
  OF THE CENTRE.
  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.
  STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

  FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
  12H, VALID 2004/03/04 AT 12 UTC:
  12.0S / 59.2E, MAX WIND = 60 KT.
  24H, VALID 2004/03/05 AT 00 UTC:
  12.2S / 57.4E, MAX WIND = 70 KT.

  OTHER INFORMATIONS:
  GAFILO IS TRACKING WESTNORTHWESTWARD MORE SLOWLY AND IS INTENSIFYING.

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