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WTIO20 FMEE 290600 SECURITE NEAR GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 005/07 (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). NEAR GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 29/01/2007 AT 0600 UTC. PHENOMENON: TROPICAL DEPRESSION 7 999 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF POINT 11.8S / 66.7E (ELEVEN DECIMAL EIGHT DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY SIX DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES EAST) AT 0600 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-SOUTH-WEST 10 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 NORTHEASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING LOCALLY UP TO 50NM IN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/29 AT 18 UTC: 13.5S / 66.0E, MAX WIND = 30 KT, TROP. DEPRESSION. 24H, VALID 2007/01/30 AT 06 UTC: 15.0S / 65.4E, MAX WIND = 40 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: CLOUDS ASSOCIATED TO THE SYSTEM ORGANIZE BETTER OVER THE CENTER. ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR INTENSIFICATION IN THE UPPER LEVELS, AND BECOMES MORE FAVOURABLE IN LOW LEVELS, AS THE TRADE WINDS FLOW IMPROVES SOUTH TO THE SYSTEM. THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TRACK GLOBALLY SOUTHWARDS, SLOWING DOWN AND INTENSIFYING.