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WTMA20 FIMP 291830



TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

AT 29/1800 UTC, INTENSE TROPICAL CYCLONE COURTNEY 940 HPA WAS

CENTERED WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.3 S / 89.5 E(NINETEEN   

DECIMAL THREE   DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE    DECIMAL FIVE  

DEGREES EAST)

MOVEMENT SOUTH-WEST 9 KT



THREAT AREAS:-

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 200 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65/110 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS

WITHIN A 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 25 NM IN THE

NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND

UP TO 35 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

STORM FORCE WINDS 50/60 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 30 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT, UP TO 40 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 45 NM

IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN A 50 NM

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN

SEMI-CIRCLE.

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 AND UP TO 130 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



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