WTIO20 FMEE 271809
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 27/12/2022
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 026/4 (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).

HURRICANE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 27/12/2022 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 4 (DARIAN) 974 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.8 S / 80.6 E
(EIGHTEEN    DECIMAL EIGHT   DEGREES SOUTH AND
EIGHTY    DECIMAL SIX   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS
EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 90 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 160 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 180 NM
IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 130
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 170 NM IN THE
NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 290 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT
AND UP TO 320 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2022/12/28 AT 06 UTC:
20.5 S / 77.8 E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 150 NM SE: 310 NM SW: 230 NM NW: 115 NM
34 KT NE: 85 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 155 NM NW: 70 NM
48 KT NE: 35 NM SE: 60 NM SW: 60 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2022/12/28 AT 18 UTC:
22.1 S / 75.0 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 145 NM SE: 305 NM SW: 220 NM NW: 105 NM
34 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 175 NM SW: 140 NM NW: 60 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 55 NM SW: 65 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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