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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 22/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 019/07 (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).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 22/01/2009 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (FANELE) 994 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.4S / 51.6E
(TWENTY SIX DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 15 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 330 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN 20 NM AND 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN AND IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT WHERE IT REACHES 40/45 KT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.


FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2009/01/23 AT 06 UTC:
28.8S / 52.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, EXTRATROPICAL.
24H, VALID 2009/01/23 AT 18 UTC:
31.0S / 54.1E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, EXTRATROPICAL.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
WINDS HAVE BEEN RECALIBRATED THANKS TO RECENT SATELLITE DATA (QUICKSCAT OF 14:53Z)
SYSTEM PRESENTS A PARTICULAR WIND STRUCTURE WITH A QUITE WIDE AREA (40 NM DIAMETER) OF MODERATE WINDS SURROUNDED BY A CROWN OF STRONG WINDS.
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHEASTWARDS.
THE STRONGER WINDS EXTEND FAR IN THE SOUTHWESTERN QUADRANT DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES AND IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE OWN MOTION OF THE SYSTEM.