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WTIO22 FMEE 201200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 20/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 006/09 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 20/02/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 9 1000 HPA POSITION: 19.4S / 58.1E (NINETEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY EIGHT DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/21 AT 00 UTC: 19.6S / 58.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/21 AT 12 UTC: 20.1S / 57.1E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: UNDERGOING THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDSHEAR, THE SYSTEM HAS BLUNTLY WEAKENED OVER THE LAST HOURS. THE LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS NOW FULLY EXPOSED WEST OF THE RESIDUAL CONVECTION, LOCATED FAR IN THE EAST OF THE SYSTEM. RESIDUAL VORTEX SHOULD BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE LOW LEVELS STEERING, AND TRACK WESTWARDS OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS AND DISSIPATE QUICKLY.