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STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 21/02/2024
AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 013/7 (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).

STORM WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 21/02/2024 AT 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 7 (ELEANOR) 987 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.7 S / 60.3 E
(SIXTEEN    DECIMAL SEVEN   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SIXTY    DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 11 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 240 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 70 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 75 NM IN THE EASTERN
SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 95
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 190 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 205 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2024/02/22 AT 00 UTC:
18.8 S / 59.3 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 105 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 65 NM SE: 75 NM SW: 70 NM NW: 45 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 20 NM

24H, VALID 2024/02/22 AT 12 UTC:
21.1 S / 58.5 E, MAX WIND = 65 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE
28 KT NE: 100 NM SE: 155 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 75 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 75 NM NW: 40 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 35 NM SW: 30 NM NW: 30 NM
64 KT NE: 20 NM SE: 25 NM SW: 25 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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