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WTIO20 FMEE 080600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/11/2005 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/03 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 08/11/2005 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 3 1001 HPA POSITION: 10.3S / 77.3E (TEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS FROM 80 MN UP TO 350 NM OF THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE WESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, REACHING VERY LOCALLY 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 18 UTC: 11.0S / 77.2E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/09 AT 06 UTC: 12.0S / 77.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM HAS WEAKENED ; ASSOCIATED CONVECTION IS DISORGANIZED. THE SYSTEM SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWARDS TOWARDS AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. LAST ISSUE ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION.