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WTIO20 FMEE 201200
SECURITE
WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 001/10 (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).
WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 20/02/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 10 1000 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.8S / 74.8E
(FOURTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST 7 KT
THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMU-CIRCLE, UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTRE.
FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 00 UTC:
15.2S / 73.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION.
24H, VALID 2007/02/21 AT 12 UTC:
15.4S / 71.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM.
OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM IS QUICKLY ORGANIZING. IT IS EXPECTED TO GENERALLY TRACK WESTWARDS, AND KEEP ON REGULARLY INTENSIFYING.
STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.