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WTIO20 FMEE 171200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 17/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/03 (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 17/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 3 1002 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 10.3S / 65.5E (TEN DECIMAL THREE DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 200NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, MAINLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25KT AND ROUGH TO MODERATE SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/18 AT 00 UTC: 10.7S / 64.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2006/12/18 AT 12 UTC: 11.0S / 62.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A PROGRESSIVE INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM. AT THIS STAGE, THE INTENSITY DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.