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WTIO22 FMEE 041200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/03/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/12 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 04/03/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 12 1000 HPA POSITION: 15.7S / 57.6E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 20 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS FROM 40 NM TO 450 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTER IN THE NORTHWESTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCLATION 25 KT REACHING LOCALLY NEAR GALE FORCE WIND 30 KT AND MORERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/03/05 AT 00 UTC: 16.8S / 57.6E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2006/03/05 AT 12 UTC: . OTHER INFORMATIONS: CENTER RELOCATED MORE SOUTHWARDS DUE TO VERTICAL WIND SHEAR. THE SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE ANNIHILATED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE MODERATE TROPICAL STORM DIWA IN THE SOUTH. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO GO ON WEAKENING. LAST WARNING ABOUT THIS SYSTEM UNLESS RE-INTENSIFICATION.