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WTIO24 FMEE 021200 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 021/02 (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 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 2 (EX-ANITA) 998 HPA POSITION: 17.0S / 42.3E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 4 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 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 2006/12/03 AT 00 UTC: 17.7S / 42.1E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 12 UTC: 18.5S / 42.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITYHAS REBUILT NEAR THE CENTRE OVER THE LAST 6 HOURS. HOWEVER THE SYSTEM STILL UNDERGOES UNFAVORABLE NORTHWESTERLY UPPER LEVEL WIND AND IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.