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WTIO24 FMEE 011800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/02/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 027/08 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 8 (BOLOETSE) 995 HPA POSITION: 19.0S / 38.3E (NINETEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND THIRTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 200 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, AND LOCALLY UP TO 400 NM IN THE SOUTH AND IN THE NORTH OF THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 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 45 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/02 AT 06 UTC: 19.2S / 38.5E, MAX WIND = 35 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/02/02 AT 18 UTC: 19.5S / 38.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: BOLOETSE HAS REMAINED QUASI STATIONARY OVER THE LAST 12 HOURS. THE SYSTEM UNDERGOES A VERTICAL WINDSHEAR KEEPING IT FROM INTENSIFYING. IT SHOULD REMAIN QUASI STATIONARY 24 HOURS, THEN TRACK SOUTHEASTWARDS, REGULARLY INETNSIFYING.