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WTIO22 FMEE 291800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII AND METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 002/05 (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: FRIDAY 29/12/2006 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: ZONE OF DISTURBED WEATHER 5 1005 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.2S / 57.7E (TWELVE DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FIFTY SEVEN DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 130 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 MN IN THE NORTHERN SEMI-CIRCLE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 15/20KT AND MODERATE SEAS NEAR THE CENTER, REACHING LOCALLY 30KT UNDER SQUALLS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2006/12/30 AT 06 UTC: 12.6S / 57.6E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2006/12/30 AT 18 UTC: 12.9S / 57.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: LAST SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS NOW A NEW CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION ORGANIZED AROUND A NEW CENTER APPEARING TO BE THE MAIN. THIS SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO KEEPS ON TRACKING SLOWLY SOUTHWARDS THEN SOUTHWESTWARDS , INTENSIFYING PROGRESSIVELY. AT THIS STAGE, THE SYSTEM INTENSITY DOES NOT REQUIRE ISSUANCE OF REGULAR WARNINGS.