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WTIO24 FMEE 080600 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VII ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 08/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 001/06 (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: MONDAY 08/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 6 1000 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 22.2S / 42.3E (TWENTY TWO DECIMAL TWO DEGREES SOUTH AND FORTY TWO DECIMAL THREE DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-EAST 5 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 50 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 220 NM IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 20/25 KT AND MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, LOCALLY REACHING 30 KT IN THE EATSERN PART O FTHE SYSTEM. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/08 AT 18 UTC: 23.3S / 42.8E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/01/09 AT 06 UTC: 24.2S / 43.3E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. OTHER INFORMATIONS: THE CENTRE APPEARS IN THE SOUTHWEST OF THE THUNDERY ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM, DUE TO THE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDSHEAR THE SYSTEM UNDERGOES. THE ENVIRONEMENT IS NOT FAVOURABLE TO AN INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM.