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WTIO22 FMEE 040000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 008/11 (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: SATURDAY 04/03/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.7S / 56.7E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SIX DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE EASTERN SECTOR. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLYUP TO 80 NM OF THE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE AND UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/04 AT 12 UTC: 18.9S / 55.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, TEMP. TROP. MODEREE. 24H, VALID 2006/03/05 AT 00 UTC: 20.0S / 54.8E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO CHANGE OF STRUCTURE; ASSOCIATED CLOUD LINES SEEM TO CONSOLIDATE AND COME CLOSE TO THE CENTRE. STRONG WINDS STILL CAN EXTEND FAR FROM THE ESTIMATED CENTRE DUE TO THIS CHANGE OF STRUCTURE. DIWA IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY, FOLLOWING A SOUTHWESTWARDS TRACK.