Subject: Indian-N: Issued By Meteo-france/tropical Cyclone Centre/la Reunion 24/01/2005 At

From: SIU Weather Processor <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 18:57:27 -0600

WTIO24 FMEE 240006
SECURITE
STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/01/2005 AT
0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 022/08 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

STORM WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY    24/01/2005 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 8 (ERNEST) 985 HPA
POSITION:           28.3S / 47.9E
(TWENTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE
DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT:          SOUTH-EAST 18 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WHITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING
LOCALLY UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS
 OF THE CENTER.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM
RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2005/01/24 AT 12 UTC:
31.5S / 51.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL.
24H, VALID 2005/01/25 AT 00 UTC:
34.9S / 57.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
ERNEST  QUICKLY EVACUATES WITH THE TROUGH. IT SHOULD BECOME EXTRATROPICAL
 DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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