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WTIO24 FMEE 311800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 31/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/08 (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: TUESDAY 31/01/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.1S / 38.5E (TWENTY DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 45 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/01 AT 06 UTC: 20.8S / 37.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/01 AT 18 UTC: 21.8S / 37.6E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. 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 12 TO 24 HOURS.