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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 02 Jan 2004 23:36:55 -0600

WTIO22 FMEE 030000
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/01/2004 AT
0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 020/04 (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: SATURDAY  03/01/2004 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 4 (DARIUS) 985 HPA
POSITION:           21.3S / 58.0E
(TWENTY ONE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO
DEGREES  EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH 9 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
UP TO
 200 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.

 STORM FORCE WINDS 50KT AND HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE., 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 IN THE SOUTHEASTERN
  SEMI-CIRCLE.
  STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

  FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
  12H, VALID 2004/01/03 AT 12 UTC:
  23.4S / 58.0E, MAX WIND = 50 KT.
  24H, VALID 2004/01/04 AT 00 UTC:
  26.1S / 58.3E, MAX WIND = 40 KT.

  OTHER INFORMATIONS:
  DARIUS IS NOW TRACKING AWAY FROM MAURITIUS ISLAND. TRACK REMAINS
  GANERALLY SOUTHWARDS. AS DARIUS KEEPS ON TRACKING POLEWARD, CONDITIONS
  BECOME UNFAVORABLE, AND THE SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY LOOSE INTENSITY.

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