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WTIO20 FMEE 030000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 033/10 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 03/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 10 (CARINA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.6S / 77.7E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND SEVENTY SEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: NORTH-NORTH-EAST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 70 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 80 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/03 AT 12 UTC: 17.6S / 77.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, DEPR. TROPICALE. 24H, VALID 2006/03/04 AT 00 UTC: 16.9S / 76.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, PERTURB. TROPICALE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CARINA KEEPS ON WEAKENING AND ITS LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER REMAINS OUT OF PHASE WEST-NORTHWEST OF THE RESIDUAL CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY. LLCC HAS TURNED BACK DUE TO A LOW LEVELS BUILDING RIDGE ALONG 70E AXIS IN THE PROLONGATION OF SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES IN RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER DEEPENING TROPICAL DISTURBANCE IN THE NORTH OF THE MASCARENES ISLANDS.