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WTIO20 FMEE 061200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/11/2005 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/03 (SOUTH-WEST INDIAN OCEAN) 10 MINUTES AVERAGE WIND SPEED IN KNOTS (KT) (WIND GUSTS AT SEA MAY BE ABOUT 40% STRONGER THAN THE AVERAGED WIND). MINIMUM SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 06/11/2005 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 3 1003 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 8.6S / 77.4E (EIGHT DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 250 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCLATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE , LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WITHIN 160 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/11/07 AT 00 UTC: 9.2S / 77.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/07 AT 12 UTC: 9.4S / 77.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM IS EXPECTED STAYING QUASI-STATIONNARY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS THEN TO TRACK SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHOUT INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY. INTENSITY OF THESE SYSTEM DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.