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WTIO20 FMEE 230600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/10 (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: THURSDAY 23/02/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 10 999 HPA POSITION: 10.5S / 81.8E (TEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 350 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/23 AT 18 UTC: 11.2S / 81.6E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 06 UTC: 12.0S / 81.4E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS INTENFYING AND ASSOCIATED CLUSTERS ORGANIZE. IT SHOULD GENERALLY TRACK SOUTHWARDS AND GRADUALLY INTENSIFY THANKS TO VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT.