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WTIO24 FMEE 031800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/07 (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 03/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 7 1004 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.2S / 37.8E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY SEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP LOCALLY TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHERN AND EASTERN SECTORS. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, LOCALLY REACHING 25/30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/04 AT 06 UTC: 22.5S / 36.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/01/04 AT 18 UTC: 23.7S / 35.0E, DEPR. SUR TERRE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THIS AREA OF DISTURBED WEATHER REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED BUT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A SIGNIFICANT STORMY ACTIVITY. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE MOZAMBICAN COASTLINE IN THE VICINITY OF THE CITY OF INHAMBANE WITHIN 24 HOURS.