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WTIO24 FMEE 051800 SECURITE STORM WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 05/02/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 043/08 (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). STORM WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 05/02/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: EXTRATROPICAL DEPRESSION 8 (EX-BOLOETSE) 982 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 32.2S / 49.9E (THIRTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY NINE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 24 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STORM FORCE WINDS 50/55 KT AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEAS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 110 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING UP TO 130 NM THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 140 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 190 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/06 AT 06 UTC: 34.3S / 54.4E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. 24H, VALID 2006/02/06 AT 18 UTC: 36.5S / 59.4E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, EXTRATROPICAL. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM HAS MADE ITS EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION. STRONGEST WINDS EXISTS FAR FROM THE CENTER MAINLY IN THE NORTHEASTERN PART OF THE SYSTEM DUE TO ITS OWN SPEED.