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WTIO22 FMEE 060600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 06/03/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/11 (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: MONDAY 06/03/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 11 (DIWA) 993 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.5S / 52.2E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, AND UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/06 AT 18 UTC: 23.5S / 52.2E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. 24H, VALID 2006/03/07 AT 06 UTC: 24.8S / 52.5E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, FORTE TEMP. TROP.. OTHER INFORMATIONS: DIWA KEEPS ON GENERALLY TRACKING SOUTHWARDS AND SHOULD SLIGHTLY INTENSIFY. WINDS EXTENSION HAS BEEN MEASURED THANKS TO SATELLITE DATA. STRONG WINDS EXTEND FAR FROM THE CENTRE DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES.