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

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 12:22:13 -0600

WTIO20 FMEE 251820
SECURITE
WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/02/2005
AT
1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 003/15 (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).

WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY    25/02/2005 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 15 1001 HPA
POSITION:          WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.2S / 83.3E
(ELEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL THREE
DEGREES
EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
LOCALLY UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR.

CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30
NM
RADIUS OF THE CENTRE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2005/02/26 AT 06 UTC:
11.9S / 82.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT.
24H, VALID 2005/02/26 AT 18 UTC:
12.6S / 82.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
SYSTEM SHOULD TRACK SOUTHWARDS AND INTENSIFY SLOWLY.

SYSTEM INTENSITY DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OR REGULAR WARNINGS.=

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