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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: 006/04 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: TUESDAY 08/11/2005 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 4 1000 HPA POSITION: 16.5S / 83.2E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS FROM 60 NM TO 250 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25 KT AND MODERAT NEAR SEAS REACHING GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/11/08 AT 18 UTC: 17.7S / 80.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/11/09 AT 06 UTC: 18.8S / 77.7E, DEPRESION SE COMBLANT. 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. STRONGEST WINDS ARE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.