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WTIO20 FMEE 181200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 004/03 (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: MONDAY 18/12/2006 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 3 1000 HPA POSITION: 10.8S / 63.1E (TEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY THREE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 175 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, BUT EXTENDS UP TO 300 NM IN THE SOUTHEASTERN SECTOR. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20 TO 25KT, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT IN THE SOUTHERN SECTOR DUE TO GRADIENT EFFECT WITH THE SUBTROPICAL RIDGE IN THE SOUTH. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/19 AT 00 UTC: 10.8S / 61.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2006/12/19 AT 12 UTC: 10.9S / 59.6E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM SLOWLY ORGANIZES WITHIN A QUITE FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT, AND SHOULD KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY WESTWARDS, ACCELERATING.