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WTIO24 FMEE 041200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/01/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 4/7 (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 04/01/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 7 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.5S / 35.5E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY FIVE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, LOCALLY REACHING 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN QUADRANTS DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/05 AT 00 UTC: 23.4S / 33.9E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, DEPR. SUR TERRE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/05 AT 12 UTC: DISSIPATED. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM, WICH IS ACTUALLY MAKING LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF VILANCULOS, HAS SLIGHTLY INTENSIFIED DURING LAST HOURS. IT SHOULD WEAKEN OVER LAND, BUT GENERATE HEAVY RAINFALLS, WITH STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.