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SECURITE
WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 21/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 13/5 (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: FRIDAY 21/12/2007 AT 1200 UTC.
PHENOMENON: FILLING DEPRESSION 5 (EX-DAMA) 1000 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.3S / 89.3E
(TWENTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 15 KT
THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 MN IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
WINDS OF 20/25 KT NEAR THE CENTER REACHOING LOCALLY 30-35 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE UP TO 110 NM AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.
FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2007/12/22 AT 00 UTC:
21.6S / 90.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, FILLING UP.
24H, VALID 2007/12/22 AT 12 UTC:
23.5S / 91.5E, DISSIPATED.
OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM IS GOING ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS AND WEAKENING RAPIDLY. ITS INTENSITY DOES NOT JUSTIFY OTHER WARNINGS.
LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM.