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WTIO20 FMEE 161200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 16/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/13 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SUNDAY 16/04/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 13 (EX-ELIA) 1000 HPA POSITION: 17.8S / 82.7E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND EIGHTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 9 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 250 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/04/17 AT 00 UTC: 19.0S / 81.4E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2006/04/17 AT 12 UTC: 20.5S / 80.0E, DISSIPATED. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS WEAKENING DUE TO AN INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY VERTICAL WINDSHEAR AND SHOULD DISSIPATE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS IS THE FINAL WARNING ISSUED ON THIS SYSTEM.