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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2004 00:23:39 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 280600
SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2004
AT
0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 004/07 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 28/01/2004 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (FRANK) 987 HPA
POSITION:           13.0S / 64.5E
(THIRTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES  SOUTH AND SIXTY FOUR DECIMAL FIVE
DEGREES
 EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE,
EXTENDING UP
 TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN
THE
NORTHEASTERN AND NORTHWESTERN SECTORS.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF
THE
CENTRE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60
NM
RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTHERN CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2004/01/28 AT 18 UTC:
14.3S / 63.9E, MAX WIND = 50 KT.
24H, VALID 2004/01/29 AT 06 UTC:
15.3S / 63.5E, MAX WIND = 55 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
T=CI=3.0+.
UPPER LEVELS CONDITIONS  ALLOWS TO EXPECT A RAPID INTENSIFICATION.=

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