WTIO22 FMEE 280018
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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 28/03/2024
AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 012/9 (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 HECTOPASCAL (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 28/03/2024 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 9 (GAMANE) 1003 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.5 S / 49.0 E
(THIRTEEN    DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND
FORTY NINE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: NORTH-WEST 4 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDINDG
UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO 50
NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS EXTENDING UP
TO 75 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2024/03/28 AT 12 UTC:
14.9 S / 49.4 E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, OVERLAND DEPRESSION

24H, VALID 2024/03/29 AT 00 UTC:
15.7 S / 50.5 E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROPICAL DEPRESSION
28 KT NE: 0 NM SE: 0 NM SW: 120 NM NW: 55 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
LAST BULLETIN UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION ISSUED BY RSMC LA REUNION
REGARDS THIS SYSTEM.=