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WTIO24 FMEE 041800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/07 (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: WEDNESDAY 04/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 7 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.3S / 35.3E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY FIVE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: 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 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS ALONG MOZAMBIQUE COASTS, BETWEEN 21S AND 26S, AND UP TO 39E, REACHING LOCALLY 25/30KT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT OF THE ESTIMATED CENTRE, DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/05 AT 06 UTC: 22.9S / 34.4E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DEPR. SUR TERRE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/05 AT 18 UTC: 24.0S / 33.5E, DEPR. SE COMBLANT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYTEM HAS MADE A LANDFALL IN THE SOUTHERN VICINITY OF VILANCULOS, LIKELY AROUND 1500Z. IT SHOULD WEAKEN OVER LAND, BUT GENERATE HEAVY RAINFALLS, WITH STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.