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WTIO22 FMEE 031800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/03/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/11 (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 03/03/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.8S / 56.9E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. RELATIVELY WEAK WINDS NEAR THE CENTRE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM WITHIN 80 NM OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM OF THE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE UNDER CONVECTIVE LINES. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS IN THE PERIPHERY OF THE SYSTEM WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/04 AT 06 UTC: 17.8S / 56.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/03/04 AT 18 UTC: 18.7S / 54.9E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM BARELY INTENSIFIES, AND SHOWS A MONSOON DEPRESSION STRUCTURE : WINDS ARE WEAK IN THE VICINITY OF THE CENTRE, AND MAXIMUM WINDS ARE LOCATED RATHER FAR IN THE PERIPHERY. THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE SYSTEM IS FAVOURABLE, BUT DUE TO THIS RATHER WIDE EXTENSION, "DIWA" IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY GRADUALLY, FOLLOWING A SOUTHWESTWARDS TRACK.