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WTIO24 FMEE 010000
SECURITE
GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII
ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC.
WARNING NUMBER: 024/08 (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: WEDNESDAY 01/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC.

PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 992 HPA
POSITION: WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.0S / 38.6E
(TWENTY DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC
MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 4 KT

THREAT AREAS:
SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT AND UP TO 380 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT.

GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT 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 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 55 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE.
STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS.

FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY:
12H, VALID 2006/02/01 AT 12 UTC:
20.6S / 37.6E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE.
24H, VALID 2006/02/02 AT 00 UTC:
21.0S / 37.3E, 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 SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS BEYOND 12 TO 24 HOURS.