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WTIO24 FMEE 280600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/08 (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: SATURDAY 28/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-BOLOETSE) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 21.5S / 49.6E (TWENTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM AND REACHING LOCALLY 35 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/28 AT 18 UTC: 21.4S / 48.5E, MAX WIND = 25 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/01/29 AT 06 UTC: 22.0S / 47.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, DEPR. SUR TERRE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS GETTING GRADUALLY DISORGANIZED. IT IS NOW TRACKING SLOWLY WESTWARDS, AND IS EXPECTED TO REACH MALGASY COASTLINE WITHIN ABOUT 12 HOURS, IN THE VICINITY OF MANANJARY.