Back to the marine advisories list
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

WTIO24 FMEE 081200 CCA
*************** CORRECTIVE **************
PAN PAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 016/12 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 08/03/2008 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (JOKWE) 960 HPA
POSITION: 15.8S / 40.3E
(FIFTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/85 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN 10 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
STROM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 00 UTC:
16.6S / 39.1E, OVERLAND.
24H, VALID 2008/03/09 AT 12 UTC:
18.0S / 38.1E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
JOKWE IS LOCATED BETWEEN MOCAMBIQUE ISLAND AND ANGOCHE CITY, TRACKING ALONG THE MOZAMBIQUE COASTLINE SINCE A FEW HOURS.
IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWESTWARDS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS BEFORE GOING BACK OVER WATER AT A WEAK STAGE. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE FAVOURABLE TO RE-INTENSIFICATION.

MSLP IS HIGHER THAN USUAL FOR THIS INTENSITY STAGE