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WTIO24 FMEE 310600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 31/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/08 (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: TUESDAY 31/01/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-BOLOETSE) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.5S / 40.4E (NINETEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/01/31 AT 18 UTC: 19.4S / 39.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/02/01 AT 06 UTC: 19.7S / 38.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM REINTENSIFIES REGULARLY OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, THANKS TO A FAVOURABLE ENVRONMENT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON INTENSIFYING AND TRACK SOUTHWARDS BEYOND 24 TO 36 HOURS.