Subject: Indian-N: Gale Warning For Metarea Vii

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2004 06:48:49 -0600

WTIO24 FMEE 271200
SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2004 AT
1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 006/06 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY   27/01/2004 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 6 (ELITA) 994 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.7S / 43.5E
(SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY THREE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES
 EAST) AT 1200 UTC
 MOVEMENT:          NORTH 5 KT

 THREAT AREAS:
 SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP
 TO 350 NM FROM THE CENTRE.

 GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE.
 NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN20 NM
 RADIUS THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
 VERY STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

 FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
 12H, VALID 2004/01/28 AT 00 UTC:
 16.1S / 43.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT.
 24H, VALID 2004/01/28 AT 12 UTC:
 16.7S / 43.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT.

 OTHER INFORMATIONS:
 CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY IS VERY IMPORTANT BUT REMAINS RATHER POORLY ORGANISED
 . LOCATION OF THE CENTRE IS BADLY DEFINED UNDER DEEP CONVECTION.
 IT IS TRCKING NORTHWARD AT 5KT, AND SHOULD U-TURN SOUTHWARD DURING THE
 NEXT 24 HOURS.

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