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WTIO24 FMEE 011200 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 017/02 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: FRIDAY 01/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 2 (ANITA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 15.5S / 42.4E (FIFTEEN DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 8 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE GALE FORCE WINDS 35KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 20NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 40KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, AND IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE WITHIN 90 NM FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 00 UTC: 16.6S / 42.4E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 12 UTC: 17.8S / 42.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE TROPICAL STORM ANITA KEEPS ON TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS. IT BEGIN UNDERGOING UNFAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT SOUTH OF 15S AND SHOULD BEGIN WEAKENING. LOW LEVEL CIRCULATION CENTER WILL BE NEAR JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND WITHIN 12 TO 24 HOURS WITH WINDS UP TO 30 TO 35KT. THUNDERY AND RAINY ACTIVITY COULD BE SIGNIFICANT DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS ALONG WESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE AND OVER JUAN DE NOVA ISLAND AREA.