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WTIO22 FMEE 250000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/01/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/08 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 25/01/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.9S / 51.0E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 180 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 25/30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/25 AT 12 UTC: 20.0S / 49.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/01/26 AT 00 UTC: 21.4S / 48.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE PATTERN OF THE SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY SHOWING A BETTER ORGANIZATION, THE SYSTEM SLIGHTLY INTENSIFIED DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. IT KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTHWESTWARDS, BEFORE VEERING SOUTHWARDS AND TRACKING ALONG MALGASY COASTLINE.