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 091800 PAN PAN HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 09/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/12 (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: SUNDAY 09/03/2008 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 12 (JOKWE) 975 HPA POSITION: 18.6S / 39.2E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY NINE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 230 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 280 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE. STORM FORCE HURRICANE 65 KT AND PHENOMENAL SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2008/03/10 AT 06 UTC: 20.0S / 39.3E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. 24H, VALID 2008/03/10 AT 18 UTC: 21.4S / 39.6E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: JOKWE IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING GENERALLY SOUTHWARDS.