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 231800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 46/10 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 23/02/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 (EX-HONDO) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.8S / 55.2E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY FIVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 23.8S / 53.2E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2008/02/24 AT 18 UTC: 26.4S / 51.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS A SMALL SIZE, AND STRONGER WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. STRONG SQUALLS ASSOCIATED TO THUNDERY CLOUDS ARE NORTHWESTWARDS AWAY FROM THE CENTRE AS THE SYSTEM IS UNDERGOING A STRONG WINDSHEAR.