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WTIO22 FMEE 251800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 25/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/08 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: WEDNESDAY 25/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.0S / 50.5E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT AND THE EASTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 25/30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/26 AT 06 UTC: 22.0S / 50.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/26 AT 18 UTC: 22.8S / 49.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS AND SEEMS TO WEAK DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN TRACK WESTWARDS TOWARDS MALGASY COASTLINE AT MEDIUM RANGE.