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WTIO20 FMEE 071200
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/11/2005 AT 1200 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 004/03 (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 1200 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 998 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.3S / 77.6E
(NINE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC
MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN AND WESTERN QUADRANTS.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 00 UTC:
9.8S / 77.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.
24H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 12 UTC:
10.3S / 77.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM INTENSITY SEEMS NOW STABILIZED. IT IS EXPECTED TO UNDERGO UNFAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS WITHIN 24 TO 36 HOURS AND WEAKEN GRADUALLY.