Direction Interrégionale de LA REUNION
B.P.4    97491 Ste Clotilde Cedex
Téléphone                02.62.92.11.00
Fax exploitation      02.62.92.11.48
Fax direction           02.62.92.11.47

WTIO20 FMEE 231800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/10 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 23/02/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (CARINA) 996 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.8S / 81.4E (TEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 10.9S / 81.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 18 UTC: 11.2S / 80.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "CARINA" IS INTENSIFYING SLOWLY, ASSOCIATED CLOUD CLUSTERS NOW SHOW A BETTER ORGANIZATION. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS, THE SYSTEM REMAINED QUASI-STATIONNARY ; IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY UNDER THE EFFECT OF FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.