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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 01:01:49 -0600

WTIO22 FMEE 020600
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/01/2004 AT
0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 017/04 (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: FRIDAY    02/01/2004 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 4 (DARIUS) 985 HPA
POSITION:           18.7S / 58.4E
(EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL FOUR
DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 4 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
UP TO
 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND LOCALLY UP TO
 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR.

 STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE., AND EXTENDING UP
 TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR.
 GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS
  OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
  NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM
  RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 180 NM OF THE CENTRE
IN THE
 SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
 STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

 FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
 12H, VALID 2004/01/02 AT 18 UTC:
 20.3S / 58.2E, MAX WIND = 45 KT.
 24H, VALID 2004/01/03 AT 06 UTC:
 21.3S / 57.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT.

 OTHER INFORMATIONS:
 DARIUS GOES ON GENERALY SOUTHWARDS. THE INTENSITY REMAINS FOR THE MOMENT
 STATIONARY, BUT SHOULD WEAKENED WITH THE INCREASING VERTICAL WIND SHEAR.

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