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WTIO22 FMEE 231200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 23/10/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 009/01 (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: MONDAY 23/10/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 1 1006 HPA POSITION: 9.2S / 50.3E (NINE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 10 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 25/30 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR UP TO 120 NM FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/10/24 AT 00 UTC: 9.1S / 48.2E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/10/24 AT 12 UTC: 9.0S / 46.5E, MAX WIND = 15 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM UNDERGOES A STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDSHEAR. THE LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS FULLY EXPOSED NORTHWEST OF THE CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY, EXTENDING FAR FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHEASTERN QUADRANT. LAST WARNING RELATED TO THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION.