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WTIO22 FMEE 260000 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/01/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/08 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 26/01/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.9S / 50.4E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/26 AT 12 UTC: 22.9S / 50.1E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/27 AT 00 UTC: 23.6S / 49.8E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS. ORGANISATION OF CONVECTION HAS IMPROVED DURING LAST HOURS. IT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN TRACK WESTWARDS TOWARDS MALGASY COASTLINE AT MEDIUM RANGE.