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WTIO20 FMEE 291800 SECURITE GALE WARNING FOR METAREA VIII (S) ISSUED BY METEO-FRANCE/TROPICAL CYCLONE CENTRE/LA REUNION 29/01/2007 AT 1800 UTC. WARNING NUMBER: 007/07 (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). GALE WARNING BEGINNING OF VALIDITY: MONDAY 29/01/2007 AT 1800 UTC. PHENOMENON: MODERATE TROPICAL STORM 7 (DORA) 994 HPA POSITION: WITHIN 20 NM RADIUS OF POINT 12.7S / 65.4E (TWELVE DECIMAL SEVEN DEGREES SOUTH AND SIXTY FIVE DECIMAL FOUR DEGREES EAST) AT 1800 UTC MOVEMENT: SOUTH-WEST 7 KT THREAT AREAS: SQUALLY WEATHER EXISTS WITHIN 90 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE, EXTENDING UP TO 180 NM IN THE NORTHWESTERN QUADRANT, AND LOCALLY UP TO 300 NM IN THE EASTERN SEMI-CIRCLE. GALE FORCE WINDS 35/40KT AND VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS WITHIN 30 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. NEAR GALE FORCE WINDS 30 KT AND ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS WITHIN 60 NM RADIUS OF THE CENTRE. STRONG GUSTS UNDER SQUALLS. FORECAST POSITION AND INTENSITY: 12H, VALID 2007/01/30 AT 06 UTC: 14.0S / 64.7E, MAX WIND = 45 KT, MODERATE TROP. STORM. 24H, VALID 2007/01/30 AT 18 UTC: 14.7S / 64.3E, MAX WIND = 50 KT, SEVERE TROP. STORM. OTHER INFORMATIONS: SYSTEM SEEMS TO CURVE SOUTHWESTWARDS, WITH CLOUD MASS CONSOLIDATING ABOVE THE CENTRE. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR A RATHER SLOW INTENSIFICATION OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, BECOMING FASTER BEYOND. THE SYSTEM SHOULD GLOBALLY TRACK SOUTH-SOUTHWESTWARS.