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WTMA20 FIMP 310030



TTT WARNING OF STORM FORCE WINDS.



DURING THE NIGHT COURTNEY HAS WEAKENED INTO A SEVERE TROPICAL STORM.



AT 31/0000 UTC, SEVERE TROPICAL STORM 14 (COURTNEY) 980 HPA WAS

CENTERED WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.2 S AND 88.0 E (TWENTY THREE

DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND

EIGHTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST).



MOVEMENT: SOUTH 06 KT 



THREAT AREAS: 

SQUALLY WEATHER WITHIN A 70 NM RADIUS AROUND THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP

TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS AND UP TO

220 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 NORTH-EASTERN

QUADRANT AND UP TO 55 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.



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

RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 85 NM IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN

AND NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANTS,

AND UP TO 115 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 120 NM IN THE

SOUTH-WESTERN QUADRANT, UP TO 140 NM IN THE NORTH-EASTERN QUADRANT

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



STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.



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