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WTIO20 FMEE 150600 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 15/04/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 014/13 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 13 (ELIA) 994 HPA POSITION: 15.0S / 86.2E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY SIX DECIMAL TWO DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXTENDS UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35 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 25 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE AND UP TO 100NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/15 AT 18 UTC: 15.3S / 85.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2006/04/16 AT 06 UTC: 15.6S / 83.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS WEAKENIONG DUE TO EN INCREASING NORTHWESTWARD VERTICAL WINDSHEAR. THE LLCC IS BECOMING EXPOSED NORTHWAT OF DEEP CONVECTION.