** WTSR20 WSSS 271800 *** NO STORM WARNING= ** WTIO22 FMEE 280007 *** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/03/2005 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 028/16 (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 HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 28/03/2005 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 16 (EX-HENNIE) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.1S / 63.8E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 450 NM OF THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS BETWEEN 80 NM AND 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 MN IN WESTERN AND EASTERN SECTORS, AND UP TO 210 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN 60 NM AND 180 NM FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 240 NM IN EASTERN AND WESTERN SECTORS, AND UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/03/28 AT 12 UTC: 26.7S / 64.4E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2005/03/29 AT 00 UTC: 28.0S / 65.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-HENNIE SHOWS NOW AN EXTRATROPICAL STRUCTURE. STRONGEST WINDS ARE NOW LOCATED FAR FROM THE CENTRE, AND EXTENDING MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. LOW LEVEL CENTRE IS CLEARLY DEFINED WEST OF THE RESIDUAL CLOUD MASS.= ** WTIO30 FMEE 280008 *** RSMC / TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE / LA REUNION TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST WARNING (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 0.A WARNING NUMBER : 27/16/20042005 1.A EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 16 (EX-HENNIE) 2.A POSITION 2005/03/28 AT 0000 UTC : WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 26.1S / 63.8E (TWENTY SIX DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) 3.A DVORAK ANALYSIS : / 4.A CENTRAL PRESSURE : 990 HPA 5.A MAX AVERAGE WIND SPEED (10 MN) : 45 KT 6.A EXTENSION OF WINDS BY QUADRANTS (KM): 30 KT NE: 300 SE: 500 SO: 500 NO: 300 7.A FIRST CLOSED ISOBARE (PRESSURE / AVERAGE DIAM): 1008 HPA / 1450 KM 8.A VERTICAL EXTENSION OF CYCLONE CIRCULATION: SHALLOW 1.B FORECASTS: 12H: 2005/03/28 12 UTC: 26.7S/64.4E, MAX WIND=045KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H: 2005/03/29 00 UTC: 28.0S/65.0E, MAX WIND=040KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 36H: 2005/03/29 12 UTC: 29.5S/65.3E, MAX WIND=040KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 48H: 2005/03/30 00 UTC: 31.5S/65.8E, MAX WIND=035KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 60H: 2005/03/30 12 UTC: 33.5S/67.0E, MAX WIND=035KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 72H: 2005/03/31 00 UTC: 35.5S/69.5E, MAX WIND=035KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 2.B OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE NOW LOCATED FAR FROM THE CENTRE, AND EXTEND MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. WINDS ARE CALIBRATED ACCORDING TO QUIKSCAT DATA AT 1348Z. LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CICULATION CENTRE IS FULLY EXPOSED WEST OF THE RESIDUAL CONVECTION THAT WEAKENS GRADUALLY.=