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WTMA20 FIMP 301845



TTT WARNING OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.



AT 30/1800 UTC,TROPICAL CYCLONE 14 (COURTNEY) 977 HPA WAS CENTERED

WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.8 S / 87.9 E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL

EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY

SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST).



MOVEMENT: SOUTH 08 KT 



THREAT AREAS: 



SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 80 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 220 NM IN THE

EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



HURRICANE FORCE WINDS 65 KT AND VERY HIGH TO PHENOMENAL SEAS WITHIN A

30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 35 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 40 NM IN THE

SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.



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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 60 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 75 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS, AND UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT.



NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN A 80

NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 110 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 135 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

AND UP TO 155 NM IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN QUADRANT.



STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.





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