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WTIO20 FMEE 141200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 14/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 011/13 (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 SEA LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 14/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 (ELIA) 987 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 14.5S / 88.0E (FOURTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY EIGHT DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN AND THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANTS. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/45 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 110 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/15 AT 00 UTC: 15.5S / 86.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/04/15 AT 12 UTC: 16.5S / 85.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. ELIA IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY SOUTHWESTWARDS, WITHOUT INTENSIFY SIGNIFICANTLY AND THEN WEAKENING BEYOND 48 HOURS.