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WTIO24 FMEE 020600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 020/02 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 (EX-ANITA) 999 HPA POSITION: 16.7S / 42.4E (SIXTEEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 100 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 40 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/02 AT 18 UTC: 17.5S / 42.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 06 UTC: 18.3S / 42.1E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: EX-ANITA UNDERGOES A VERY UNFAVOURABLE NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL WIND. THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY BECOMES VERY FLUCTUATING. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.