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WTMA20 FIMP 291300

PAN PAN





TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.



DURING THE DAY, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE COURTNEY HAS FURTHER

INTENSIFIED INTO A VERY INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE.

AT 29/1200 UTC, VERY INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE COURTNEY 929 HPA WAS

CENTRED WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.5 S AND 90.2E (EIGHTEEN   

DECIMAL FIVE   DEGREES SOUTH AND   NINETY    DECIMAL TWO   DEGREES

EAST)

MOVEMENT: SOUTH WEST 10 KT



THREAT AREAS:-

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER. 



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/120 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS 

WITHIN A 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE 

SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. 



STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 40 NM 

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN 

QUADRANT AND UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. 



GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 55 NM 

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN 

QUADRANT, UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 80 NM 

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. 



NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 75 

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN



QUADRANT, UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 140 NM



IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT. 

STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. 





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