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WTIO20 FMEE 160600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 16/04/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/13 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 16/04/2006 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 13 (EX-ELIA) 999 HPA POSITION: 17.4S / 83.4E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY THREE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 70 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/16 AT 18 UTC: 19.0S / 82.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/04/17 AT 06 UTC: 20.8S / 81.1E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS WEAKENING DUE TO AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WINDSHEAR AND SHOULD DISSIPATE IN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.