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SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/11/2009
AT
0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 004/04 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).
GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY    15/11/2009 AT 0000 UTC.
PHENOMENON:        SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 4 (ANJA) 985 HPA
POSITION:           12.9S / 70.6E
(TWELVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY DECIMAL SIX DEGREES
EAST)
AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT:          QUASI-STATIONARY
THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS TO THE CENTER EXTENDING UP
TO
150 NM IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CERCLE, AND UP TO 300 NM  IN THE
SOUTHEASTERN
 SECTOR.
GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM
FROM
THE CENTER.
NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS  EXTENDING UP TO
180
NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.
FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2009/11/15 AT 12 UTC:
13.3S / 70.3E, MAX WIND = 60 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM.
24H, VALID 2009/11/16 AT 00 UTC:
13.6S / 69.4E, MAX WIND = 70 KT, TROPICAL CYCLONE.
OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM IS DEEPEN ING RAPIDLY WITH VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS IN THE LOWER AND UPPER LAYERS.
THE DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SLOWLY GENERALLY  SOUTH-WESTWARD
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.=