WTIO20 FMEE 250617
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GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 25/04/2019
AT 0600 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 010/15 (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 25/04/2019 AT 0600 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 15 (LORNA) 990 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.4 S / 85.6 E
(TEN    DECIMAL FOUR   DEGREES SOUTH AND
EIGHTY FIVE    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC
MOVEMENT: EAST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS EXTENDING UP TO
100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE
NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 40
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE
SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 265 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 335 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2019/04/25 AT 18 UTC:
11.2 S / 87.0 E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
24H, VALID 2019/04/26 AT 06 UTC:
12.7 S / 87.8 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM

OTHER INFORMATION:
NIL.=