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WTIO20 FMEE 260600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/12/2005 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/06 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 6 1003 HPA POSITION: 13.5S / 74.7E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY FOUR DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS BETWEEN 80 NM AND 300 NM FROM THE CENTER IN THE WESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, REACHING 25 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 18 UTC: 14.0S / 72.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/12/27 AT 06 UTC: 14.7S / 70.4E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS. LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS LESS AND LESS DEFINED. LAST WARNING ISSUED ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION.