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Weather Information

Weather news issued at 05h25 this Thursday 08 May 2008.

General situation:

Clouds in the trades are influencing the local weather.

Forecast for next 24 hours:

North and west: fine weather during the day. Partly cloudy at night.

Elsewhere: cloudy periods are expected this morning and at night with light showers mainly over the central plateau. Sunny during the day.

Wind easterly 15-20 km/h with a few peaks of 40 km/h.

Sea moderate beyond the reefs.

Temperature close to the seasonal mean during the day and slightly above tonight with over the central plateau a maximum varying between 24 and 26'c and a minimum of about 19'c. Elsewhere, the maximum will vary between 28 and 31'c and the minimum between 21 and 24'c.

High tides: around 15h42.
Low tides: around 09h04 and 21h31.

Sunrise: 06h29.
Sunset: 17h44.

Atmospheric pressure at 04h00: 1017 hectopascals.

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General Information

CYCLONE WARNINGS

Class 1

Slight risks of gusts reaching 120 km per hour

» Check if your emergency equipment is in good condition (portable radio, essential drugs, gas, tools)

Class 2

Increased risks of gusts reaching 120 km per hour

» Store food, water, candles, batteries etc

Class 3

Great danger of gusts reaching 120 km per hour

» Complete your preparations

» Close all openings

» Evacuate danger zones (risks of landslide, floods, tidal waves)

Class 4

Gusts of 120 km recorded

» Remain within the shelter. Stay calm.

» If the eye of the cyclone passes over the island, there will be a lull. Do not go out. The lull will be of short duration and the violent winds will start blowing again in the opposite direction

End of Alarm

After the cyclone

» Do not touch broken electric wires

» Be cautious with damaged structures, uprooted trees, broken branches, overflowed rivers...

Name Speed of the gusts

• Tropical Depression ---------------- Less than 89 km/h

• Moderate Tropical Storm ---------- 89 to 124 km/h

• Severe tropical storm ------------- 125 to 165 km/h

• Tropical Cyclone ------------------- 166 to 233 km/h

• Intense tropical Cyclone ---------- 234 to 299 km/h

• Very intense tropical Cyclone ----- More than 300 km/h