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WTIO20 FMEE 080000
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/11/2005 AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 6/3 (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).

NEAR GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 08/11/2005 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 999 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.2S / 77.2E
(TEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS UP TO 250 NM OF THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN QUADRANT.

NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 12 UTC:
11.1S / 77.1E, MAX WIND = 25 KT.
24H, VALID 2005/11/09 AT 00 UTC:
12.1S / 76.7E, MAX WIND = 25 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED ; ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS DISORGANIZED. THE SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.