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WTIO20 FMEE 281200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/12/2005 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 18/6 (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: WEDNESDAY 28/12/2005 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 6 1005 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.6S / 63.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 14 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS MAINLY IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, REACHING LOCALLY 25 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2005/12/29 AT 00 UTC: 18.8S / 61.7E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. 24H, VALID 2005/12/29 AT 12 UTC: 19.8S / 59.9E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE UNFAVORABLES, THE SYSTEM NR06 IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING WEST-SOUTHWESTWARDS, WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT INTENSIFICATION. LAST WARNING ISSUED ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION.