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WTIO20 FMEE 071800
SECURITE
NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S)
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 07/11/2005 AT 1800 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 004/04 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA)
(INDICATIVE FIGURE).

NEAR GALE WARNING
BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 07/11/2005 AT 1800 UTC.

PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 998 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.8S / 86.2E
(FOURTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 13 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS UP TO 200 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR OF THE ESTIMATED CENTRE.

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

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 06 UTC:
15.4S / 84.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT.
24H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 18 UTC:
16.0S / 82.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT.

OTHER INFORMATIONS:
THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON REGULARLY TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS . THE SYSTEM SHOULD PROGRESSIVELY WEAKEN WITHIN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT AND DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.