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WTIO20 FMEE 070000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/11/2005 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/03 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 07/11/2005 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 8.9S / 77.1E (EIGHT DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-NORTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 400 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/11/07 AT 12 UTC: 9.2S / 76.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 00 UTC: 9.5S / 76.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS INTENSIFIED DURING THE RECENT PAST HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRAINED BY UNFAVORBLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS AND WEAKENING GRADUALLY.