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WTIO24 FMEE 260000 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 034/03 (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: TUESDAY 26/12/2006 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 3 (EX-BONDO) POSITION: WITHIN 40 NM RADIUS OF POINT 17.9S / 45.9E (SEVENTEEN DECIMAL NINE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY FIVE DECIMAL NINE DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 15 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS UP TO 100 NM FROM THE WESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE BETWEEN 15S AND 21S. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 50 NM FROM THE WESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE BETWEEN 15S AND 20S. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/26 AT 12 UTC: 20.3S / 44.3E, OVERLAND. 24H, VALID 2006/12/27 AT 00 UTC: 22.3S / 42.8E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM MAKES A LANDFALL IN THE VICINITY OF MAHAJUNGA THE 12/25 AT 1215UTC. IT IS FORECASTED TO BE BACK OVER WATER BETWEEN BESALAMPY AND MORONDAVA OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. DESPITE LANDFALLING, NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS STILL SHOULD BLOW ALONG WESTERN MALAGASY COASTLINE BETWEEN 15S AND 20S.