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SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 12/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 062/07 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).
GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 12/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 (EX-DORA) 992 HPA
POSITION: 36.0S / 49.4E
(THIRTY SIX DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 17 KT
THREAT AREAS:
WEAK SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.
FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2007/02/13 AT 00 UTC:
39.9S / 49.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL.
24H, VALID 2007/02/13 AT 12 UTC:
44.5S / 51.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL.
OTHER INFORMATIONS:
VERY ASYMMETRICAL SYSTEM WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXTENDING FAR FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.
"EX-DORA" IS TRACKING ON THE NORTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES BEFORE VEERING POLEWARDS.