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WTIO20 FMEE 240000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 24/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/10 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 24/02/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (CARINA) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.8S / 81.7E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY ONE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 300 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN AND WESTERN QUADRANTS. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/02/24 AT 12 UTC: 12.2S / 81.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/02/25 AT 00 UTC: 12.5S / 81.2E, MAX WIND = 50 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CENTRE IS LOCATED SOUTH OF THE PREVIOUS POSITION TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE LATEST SATELLITE DATA. THE SYSTEM "CARINA" IS INTENSIFYING SLOWLY, ASSOCIATED CLOUD CLUSTERS NOW SHOW A BETTER ORGANIZATION. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY UNDER THE EFFECT OF FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS.