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WTIO24 FMEE 041200 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 04/01/2007 AT 1200 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 025/05 (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: THURSDAY 04/01/2007 AT 1200 UTC. PHENOMENON: OVERLAND DEPRESSION 5 (EX-CLOVIS) POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 20.5S / 48.3E (TWENTY DECIMAL FIVE DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY EIGHT DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 1200 UTC MOVEMENT: QUASI-STATIONARY 1 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS FROM 15 NM TO 220 NM FROM THE CENTRE IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE, LOCALLY UP TO 350 NM. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE SEAS BETWEEN 19S AND 22S ALONG THE MALMAGASY COASTLINE AND UP TO 30 NM FROM THE COASTS. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/05 AT 00 UTC: 20.5S / 48.5E, DISSIPATED. 24H, VALID 2007/01/05 AT 12 UTC: DISSIPATED. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE SYSTEM IS DISSIPATING OVRLAND. STRONG WINDS REMAIN ALONG THE COASTLINE. LAST WARNING ON THIS SYSTEM UNLESS REINTENSIFICATION.