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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: 005/04 (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: TUESDAY 08/11/2005 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 4 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.0S / 85.0E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY FIVE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 14 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 12 UTC: 17.2S / 82.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/09 AT 00 UTC: 18.3S / 80.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON REGULARLY TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS . IT WEAKENS REGULARLY, AND SHOULD DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS AS IT TRACKS WITHIN AN UNFAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.