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WTIO22 FMEE 261800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/08 (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: THURSDAY 26/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 23.3S / 50.8E (TWENTY THREE DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 45 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/27 AT 06 UTC: 23.8S / 50.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/27 AT 18 UTC: 23.8S / 51.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BOLOETSE KEEPS ON TRACKING GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS BUT IS EXPECTED TO SLOW DOWN DUE TO THE REBUILDING SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES IN THE SOUTH AND THEN TO STAY QUASI-STATIONNARY DURING 24 TO 36 HOURS. AND THEN IT IS EXPECTED TO TRACK SOUTHWESTWARDS TOWARDS A NEW TROUGH AND TO SHIP SOUTH OF THE MALAGASY COASTINE.