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WTIO20 FMEE 181800 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 18/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/03 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 18/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 3 998 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.0S / 61.6E (ELEVEN DECIMAL ZERO DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL SIX DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST 11 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 150 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE, BUT EXTENDS UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/19 AT 06 UTC: 11.0S / 59.3E, MAX WIND = 35 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2006/12/19 AT 18 UTC: 11.0S / 57.2E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS GETTING GRADUALLY ORGANIZED WITHIN A FAVOURABLE ENVIRONMENT. IT IS EXPECTED TO KEEP ON TRACKING MAINLY WESTWARDS, INTENSIFYING.