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WTIO20 FMEE 260600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 26/12/2006 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/04 (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 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 4 1002 HPA POSITION: 7.7S / 61.1E (SEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY ONE DECIMAL ONE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: WEST-SOUTH-WEST 12 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER BETWEEN 05S AND 13S, FROM 53E TO 65E. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS AROUND THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30KT KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS UP TO 120 NM IN THE SOUTHWESTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/26 AT 18 UTC: 8.4S / 59.0E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2006/12/27 AT 06 UTC: 9.4S / 56.5E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CONVECTIVE THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS VERY IMPORTANT SOUTHWEST OF THE LOW LEVEL CENTER, WICH IS STILL EXPOSED (NOT UNDER CLOUDS), LOCATED NORTHEAST OF CLOUDS WICH START TO ORGANIZE AS WIDE CURVED BANDS. AT THIS STAGE, THE INTENSITY DOES NOT JUSTIFY ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.