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WTIO24 FMEE 030000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/02 (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: SUNDAY 03/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 2 (EX-ANITA) 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 18.1S / 41.9E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND MODERATE TO ROUFG SEAS WITHIN 60 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 12 UTC: 18.9S / 41.6E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/04 AT 00 UTC: 19.7S / 41.2E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY IS VERY WEAK , THE SYSTEME IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY.