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WTIO22 FMEE 240600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/08 (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 24/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 8 1007 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.8S / 52.7E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO MORE THAN 400 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/24 AT 18 UTC: 18.8S / 51.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/25 AT 06 UTC: 20.1S / 50.4E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION IS WELL ORGANIZED, VERY CIRCULAR, BUT REMAINS AT A WEAK INTENSITY, WITH ASSOCIATED WINDS RATHER WEAK AND MINIMAL SEA LEVEL PRESSURE RATHER HIGH. IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS WITHOUT INTENSIFYING SIGNIFICANTLY. AT THIS STAGE, THIS SYSTEME DOESN'T JUSTIFY THE ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.