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WTIO20 FMEE 150000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/04/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 013/13 (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: SATURDAY 15/04/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 (ELIA) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.1S / 86.8E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/15 AT 12 UTC: 16.0S / 86.0E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/04/16 AT 00 UTC: 17.6S / 84.8E, MAX WIND = 40 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTRE OF THE SYSTEM "ELIA" IS RELOCATED TO THE WEST TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE LATEST MICRO-WAVE SATELLITE IMAGERY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LOCATED IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE DUE TO THE GRADIENT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL HIGH PRESSURES. "ELIA" IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARDS, WEAKENING GRADUALLY.