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WTIO20 FMEE 231200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/12/2005 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/06 (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: FRIDAY 23/12/2005 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 6 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.4S / 87.9E (TEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SEVEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 MN IN THE NORTHWESTERN, SOUTHWESTERN AND SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANTS. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/12/24 AT 00 UTC: 10.7S / 85.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, DEPR. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2005/12/24 AT 12 UTC: 11.4S / 83.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING SLOWLY.