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WTIO20 FMEE 131200 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 13/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/13 (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: THURSDAY 13/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 (ELIA) 995 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 13.4S / 89.5E (THIRTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY NINE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS NEAR THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 30 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/14 AT 00 UTC: 13.6S / 88.5E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/04/14 AT 12 UTC: 14.2S / 86.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM ELIA GETS SLOWLY ORGANIZED, STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. ELIA IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING GRADUALLY.