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WTIO20 FMEE 070600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/11/2005 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/04 (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: MONDAY 07/11/2005 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.2S / 89.7E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE WESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/11/07 AT 18 UTC: 13.6S / 88.4E, MAX WIND = 30 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 06 UTC: 13.9S / 86.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEME IS RELOCATED, THE LLCC CENTRE IS LOCATED EAST OF THE CONVECTIVE AREA. THE SYSTEM TRACKS OVER COOLER SST, IT IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.