WTIO20 FMEE 171801
PANPAN
HURRICANE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTER/LA REUNION 17/05/2023
AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 019/10 (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: WEDNESDAY 17/05/2023 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL CYCLONE 10 (FABIEN) 983 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.0 S / 73.0 E
(NINE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES SOUTH AND
SEVENTY THREE    DECIMAL ZERO   DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP
TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A
10 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE.
STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 20 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN
QUADRANT AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 35 NM
RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE NORTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT, UP TO 90 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 120 NM
IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 70
NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 125 NM IN THE
SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN
QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2023/05/18 AT 06 UTC:
9.5 S / 71.7 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 80 NM SE: 165 NM SW: 125 NM NW: 80 NM
34 KT NE: 60 NM SE: 80 NM SW: 100 NM NW: 55 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 35 NM

24H, VALID 2023/05/18 AT 18 UTC:
9.7 S / 70.5 E, MAX WIND = 55 KT, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM
28 KT NE: 70 NM SE: 145 NM SW: 130 NM NW: 75 NM
34 KT NE: 55 NM SE: 70 NM SW: 90 NM NW: 50 NM
48 KT NE: 30 NM SE: 40 NM SW: 40 NM NW: 25 NM

OTHER INFORMATION:
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