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WTIO24 FMEE 010600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 025/08 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 992 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 19.0S / 38.1E (NINETEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 3 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 350 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 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/01 AT 18 UTC: 19.3S / 37.7E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/02 AT 06 UTC: 19.9S / 37.4E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM REINTENSIFIES SLOWLY OVER THE MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL, DUE TO A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT. THE SYSTEM SHOULD KEEP ON INTENSIFYING AND TRACK SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS THEN CURVE SOUTHEASTWARDS ACCELERATING.