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WTIO22 FMEE 270000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 27/11/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/02 (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 27/11/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 2 1005 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 6.6S / 46.8E (SIX DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY SIX DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 350 NM IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20 KT AND MODERATE SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 25 KT IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/11/27 AT 12 UTC: 7.2S / 45.9E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. 24H, VALID 2006/11/28 AT 00 UTC: 8.2S / 44.6E, MAX WIND = 20 KT. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE LOW LEVEL CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION IS SLOWLY IMPROVING AND ASSOCIATED CONVECTION REMAINS RATHER FLUCTUATING. NEVERTHELESS, CONVECTION REMAINS SIGNIFICANT IN THE PERIPHERY OF THIS ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER, FROM NORTHERN MADAGASCAR TO COMOROS AND AFRICAN COASTLINE. THE INTENSITY OF THE SYSTEM DOES NOT REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.