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WTIO20 FMEE 260000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/12/2005 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/06 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 26/12/2005 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 6 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.7S / 75.3E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FIVE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 14 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 250 MN IN THE WESTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, REACHING 25/30 KT UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/12/26 AT 12 UTC: 14.4S / 72.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2005/12/27 AT 00 UTC: 15.4S / 69.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS BEYOND 36 HOURS. LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS LESS AND LESS CIRCULAR AND LOCATION OF THE CENTRE IS UNCERTAIN.