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WTIO24 FMEE 021800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 02/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 022/02 (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). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: SATURDAY 02/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 2 (EX-ANITA) 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.8S / 41.8E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 150 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUFG SEAS WITHIN 80 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 30KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 06 UTC: 18.5S / 41.3E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 18 UTC: 19.2S / 41.0E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY BECOMES VERY FLUCTUATING AGAIN , THE SYSTEME IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.