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WTIO24 FMEE 040000 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/01/2007 AT 0000 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 023/05 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 04/01/2007 AT 0000 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 5 (CLOVIS) 990 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.8S / 48.8E (TWENTY DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES EAST) AT 0000 UTC MOVEMENT: EAST-SOUTH-EAST 3 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40 KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 60 MN RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/04 AT 12 UTC: 21.0S / 49.0E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/01/05 AT 00 UTC: 21.3S / 48.9E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: "CLOVIS" CENTER REMAINS HARD TO LOCATE, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE OVER SEA AGAIN, TRACKING SLOWLY EAST-SOUTHEASTWARDS. A SLIGHT REGENERATION IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THEN, THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK AGAIN TOWARDS THE MALGASY COASTLINE. STRONG GUSTS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ARE FORECASTED WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS FROM THE ESTIMATED CENTER.