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

WTIO22 FMEE 131800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/12 (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). HURRICANE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 13/03/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (INDLALA) 960 HPA POSITION: 13.5S / 53.4E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/75 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 15 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 06 UTC: 14.0S / 52.6E, MAX WIND = 80 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2007/03/14 AT 18 UTC: 14.8S / 51.8E, MAX WIND = 85 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM "INDLALA" INTENSIFIED GRADUALLY DURING THE PAST 12 HOURS WITHIN A RATHER FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE MAXIMUM WINDS EXTENSION IS IMPORTANT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. "INDLALA" IS EXPECTED TO HEAD FOR SOUTHWEST WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS, AND THEN TO SKIRT THE NORTHEASTERN MALGASY COASTLINE.