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WTIO24 FMEE 011800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 01/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 018/02 (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 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 2 (ANITA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.1S / 42.7E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-EAST 7 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 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 60 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 06 UTC: 17.5S / 43.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 18 UTC: 18.9S / 43.3E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE TROPICAL STORM "ANITA" KEEPS ON TRACKING SOUTH-SOUTHEASTWARDS SLOWLY. THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE LESS FAVOURABLE AND THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN GRADUALLY. NEVERTHELESS, THUNDERSTORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL MAY AFFECT THE WESTERN MALGASY COASTLINE AND THE JUAN-DE-NOVA ISLAND DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.