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WTIO22 FMEE 271200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/01/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/08 (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: FRIDAY 27/01/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 997 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.5S / 50.9E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 200NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 35 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR 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 2006/01/28 AT 00 UTC: 22.8S / 50.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, DEPR. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2006/01/28 AT 12 UTC: 23.2S / 49.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, DEPR. TROPICALE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: AFTER HAVING SLIGHTLY TRACKED NORTHEASTWARDS, THE LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER HAS CURVED SOUTHWESTWARDS DURING LAST HOURS. THHE LLCC STARTS TO BE EXPOSED ON THE SOUTHWEST EDGE OF DEEP CONVECTION, WICH UNDERGOES AN ENHANCING SOUTHWEST VERTICAL WINDSHEAR SINCE LAST NIGHT. AFTER THIS TRANSIT ON THE NORTHERN EDGE OF THE HIGH WICH IS TEMPORARILY PRESENT SOUTH THE SYSTEM AND WICH SOULD RAPIDLY SHIFT EASTWARDS, THE LOW SOULD WEAKEN AND EVACUATE SOUTHWESTWARDS BEYOND THE NEXT 24 HOURS, TOWARDS THE NEXT TROUGH.