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WTIO24 FMEE 020000 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 019/02 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 02/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 (EX-ANITA) 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 16.2S / 42.4E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 50 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 12 UTC: 16.7S / 42.1E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 00 UTC: 16.9S / 41.4E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: UNDERGOING A VERY UNFAVOURABLE NOTHWESTERLY UPPER LAYER WIND, THE CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY RAPIDLY DECREASED. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.