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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 06:52:32 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 281200
SECURITE
WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2004 AT 1200
UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/08 (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).

WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 28/01/2004 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 8 1002 HPA
POSITION:            6.8S / 89.9E
(SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES
EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 8 KT

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

LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT, REACHING LOCALLY 30 KT UNDER
SUALLS, WITH STRONG GUSTS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2004/01/29 AT 00 UTC:
8.9S / 90.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT.
24H, VALID 2004/01/29 AT 12 UTC:
11.0S / 91.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM IS EASTERLY SHEARED, AND ITS INTENSITY DO NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE
OF REGULAR WARNING.

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