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WTIO24 FMEE 030600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 03/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 024/02 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 2 (EX-ANITA) 1004 HPA POSITION: 18.1S / 41.5E (EIGHTEEN DECIMAL ONE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY ONE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS LOCALLY WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20KT AND MODERATE TO ROUFG SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 25/30KT IN THE SOUTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/03 AT 18 UTC: 19.0S / 40.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2006/12/04 AT 06 UTC: . OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE ASSOCIATED CONVECTIVE (THUNDERY) ACTIVITY IS VERY WEAK , THE SYSTEME IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE GRADUALLY. LAST WARNING ABOUT THIS SYSTEME UNLESS REGENERATION