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WTIO24 FMEE 040600 CCA *************** CORRECTIVE ************** SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 024/05 (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 SEAS LEVEL PRESSURE IN HECTOPASCALS (HPA) (INDICATIVE FIGURE). WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: THURSDAY 04/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 5 (EX-CLOVIS) POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.6S / 48.3E (TWENTY DECIMAL SIX DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 2 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 100 NM RADIUS FROM THE CENTER, EXTENDING UP TO 300 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND ROUGH SEAS BETWEEN 18S AND 22S ALONG THE MALMAGASY COASTLINE AND UP TO 60 NM FROM THE COASTS, LOCALLY REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/04 AT 18 UTC: 22.1S / 47.5E, MAX WIND = 20 KT, DISSIPATING. 24H, VALID 2007/01/05 AT 06 UTC: DISSIPATED. OTHER INFORMATIONS: RELOCATED CENTRE OVERLAND. DISSIPATING SYSTEM . STRONG WINDS REMAIN ALONG THE COASTLINE.