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WTIO20 FMEE 281800 SECURITE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 28/01/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 003/07 (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: SUNDAY 28/01/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DISTURBANCE 7 1001 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 9.8S / 67.4E (NINE DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SEVEN DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH 6 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 180 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, MAINLY IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT, EXTENDING UP TO 500 NM IN THE NORHTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION 25 KT REACHING LOCALLY 30 KT AND MODERATE TO LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 120 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/29 AT 06 UTC: 11.7S / 67.2E, MAX WIND = 25 KT, TROP. DISTURBANCE. 24H, VALID 2007/01/29 AT 18 UTC: 12.5S / 66.7E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CLOUDS ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM ORGANIZE BETTER NEAR THE CENTER DURING THE LAST HOURS. ENVIRONMENT ARE QUITE GOOD FOR INTENSIFICATION IN THE UPPER LEVELS, BUT MODERATE IN THE LOW LEVELS WHERE THE TRADE WINDS FLOW IS RATHER WEAK. ENVIRONMENT BECOMES MORE FAVOURABLE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS, AS THE TRADES FLOW IMPROVES SOUTH TO THE SYSTEM.